Newly discovered / described species 2020

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new frog-species from Vietnam :

A new species of Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam | NGUYEN | Zootaxa

Article about the new species :

New species of toad discovered in Cao Bang | Environment | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new frog-species from the northern Neotropics :

Systematics of the Boana semilineata species group (Anura: Hylidae), with a description of two new species from Amazonian Ecuador

- Discription of a new species of shield-tailed snake from India :

View of A new species of shieldtail snake (Reptilia: Squamata: Uropeltidae) from Kolli Hill complex, southern Eastern Ghats, peninsular India

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new snake-species from Sri Lanka :

A new species of Dryocalamus (Serpentes: Colubridae) endemic to the rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka | WICKRAMASINGHE | Zootaxa

Article about the new snake-species :

New snake discovery in Sri Lanka is latest twist in slow-burning mystery

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new species of blenny from the Central Pacific :

Cirripectes matatakaro, a new species of combtooth blenny from the Central Pacific, illuminates the origins of the Hawaiian fish fauna

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of fairy wrasse from the Philippines :

https://www.asihcopeiaonline.org/doi/abs/10.1643/CI-19-297

- Discription of a new beetle-species from the Philippines :

Stenus praedator sp. nov. from the Philippines and a new species group in Stenus Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Steninae) | MAINDA | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new gecko-species from Laos :

A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of Khammouane Province, central Laos | NGUYEN | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new freshwater prawn-species from China :

Macrobrachium tenuipes , a new stygophile freshwater prawn specie (Crustacea: Caridea: Palaemonidae) from a karst cave of Guangxi, southwestern China | ZHU | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new frog-species from Brazil :

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2020.1727972

 

[vogelcommando]

- New species of butterflyfish :

Newfound fish species floats like a butterfly, looks like a panda : The Asahi Shimbun

- Abstract of the discription of 21 new spider-species from Equador :

Megadiverse Ecuador: a review of Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) of Ecuador, with the description of twenty-one new kleptoparasitic spider species | DUPÉRRÉ | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new bat-species from Peru :

Abstract :: A new species within the genus Lasiurus is proposed from 3 specimens collected in the coastal #desert and western slopes of southwestern Peru. Based on molecular and morphological evidence, the new species is related to Lasiurus #reddish species (i.e., L. #atratus, L. #castaneus, L. blossevillii, and L. #varius). Cytochrome b genetic divergence between the new species and the other species of the genus was high (> 9.4%). This new species, #endemic to Peru, increases the known diversity of Lasiurus to 20 species. || #Arequipa #redbat #CoastalDesert #Phylogeny #Phylogenetics #taxonomy #Murciélago #especienueva #Vespertilionidae #Andes #Perú #nuevaespecie #nuevasespecies
Etymology: the specific epithet "arequipae" is given in honor of the #WhiteCity of Arequipa, located in the southwest of Peru, whose historical center was recognized as #WorldHeritage by #UNESCO in November 2000. It should be noted that in the department of Arequipa find the deepest canyons in the world, canyons Cotahuasi and Colca, which define the ranges of distribution of various species of flora and fauna in the western slope of the Andes (Pearson, 1982).
B. A. Málaga, D. R. Díaz, S. Arias and C. E. Medina. 2020. Revista Mexicana de #Biodiversidad. 91: e913096.

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of boarfish from the Indian Ocean :

A new deep-bodied species of Antigonia (Teleostei, Antigoniidae) from the Andaman Sea (northeastern Indian Ocean) | PROKOFIEV | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new dragonfly-species from Thailand :

Stylogomphus thongphaphumensis (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae), a new gomphid dragonfly and the first record of S. malayanus Sasamoto, 2001 from Thailand | CHAINTHONG | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of sword-tailed cricket from the Philippines :

A taxonomic study on the Bornean and Philippines Sword-tailed Crickets in the genus Rhicnogryllus Chopard, 1925 (Orthoptera: Trgonidiidae; Trigonidiinae) | TAN | Zootaxa

 

[Birdlover]

A 2nd species of Matamata has been described. Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2020] Chelus orinocensis & C. fimbriata • Genomic Analyses reveal Two Species of the Matamata (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus spp.) and Clarify Their Phylogeography
Also a new species of iguana from the Lesser Antilles.
Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2020] Iguana melanoderma • Painted Black: A New Melanistic Endemic Species of Iguana Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata, Iguanidae) from Saba and Montserrat Islands (Lesser Antilles)

 

[vogelcommando]

Also a new species of iguana from the Lesser Antilles.
Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2020] Iguana melanoderma • Painted Black: A New Melanistic Endemic Species of Iguana Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata, Iguanidae) from Saba and Montserrat Islands (Lesser Antilles)

And the complete discription of the new species :

Painted black: Iguana melanoderma (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae) a new melanistic endemic species from Saba and Montserrat islands (Lesser Antilles)

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new species of hagfish from the Sea of Korea :

A new species of hagfish, Eptatretus wandoensis sp. nov. (Agnatha, Myxinidae), from the southwestern Sea of Korea

- Discription of a new species of gecko from Cambodia :

A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

- Discription of 2 new species of pseudoscorpions from the Tonga Islands :

Two new pseudoscorpion species (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae, Cheiridiidae) from the Tonga Islands, Polynesia, with a redescription of the genus Nesocheiridium

- Discription of a new species of bush frog from Bangladesh :

A new species of cryptic Bush frog (Anura, Rhacophoridae, Raorchestes) from northeastern Bangladesh

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new Spirlin-species from the Black Sea :

Spirlins of the southern Black Sea basin, with the description of a new species (Teleostei: Leuciscidae) | KAYA | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of 4 new skink-species from Mexico and Central America :

A morphological and molecular revision of lizards of the genus Marisora Hedges & Conn (Squamata: Mabuyidae) from Central America and Mexico, with descriptions of four new species | MCCRANIE | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new matamata species from the Orinoco :

Genomic analyses reveal two species of the matamata (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus spp.) and clarify their phylogeography - ScienceDirect

 

[vogelcommando]

- New pit viper discovered in India :

New pit viper in Arunachal Pradesh named after Harry Potter character

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Bent-toed gecko from Vietnam :

A new endemic insular Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodctylus) from Quang Nam Province, Central Vietnam | VAN TRI | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new frog-species from Brazil :

Amphibians from Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brasil. VI: A New Species of the Physalemus deimaticus Group (Anura, Leptodactylidae) | LEAL | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new snake-species from Malaysia :

A new Liopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia | SOM | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new genus and new species of freshwater crab from China :

A new long-legged terrestrial freshwater crab, Calcipotamon puglabrum gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae), from Hainan Island, China | HUANG | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new snake-species from India :

Description of a new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from the Western Ghats, India | DEEPAK | Zootaxa

Article about the new species :

A new species of wood snake in the Western Ghats

 

[MikeG]

A new African cobra = Naja nana, the Dwarf Water Cobra.
OLLET, Marcel & Jean-Francois TRAPE 2020. Une nouvelle et remarquable espèce de naja semi-aquatique (Elapidae, sous-genre Boulengerina Dollo, 1886) de la République Démocratique du Congo.
Bull. Soc. Herp. Fr. (2020) 173 : 41-52

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new gecko-species from Thailand :

Integrative taxonomy of the rock-dwelling gecko Cnemaspis siamensis complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae) reveals a new species from Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand

- Discription of a new species of shield-tailed snake from India :

A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from the Wayanad region of peninsular India | CYRIAC | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new grouper-species from the South China Sea :

Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea

- Discription of a new frog-species from Madagascar :

A new stump-toed frog from the transitional forests of NW Madagascar (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae, Stumpffia)

- Discription of 2 new species and a new subpecies of newts from Vietnam :

Integrative taxonomy reveals three new taxa within the Tylototriton asperrimus complex (Caudata, Salamandridae) from Vietnam

- Discription of a new species of pygmy sea-horse from South Africa :

Hippocampus nalu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from South Africa, and the first record of a pygmy seahorse from the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Syngnathidae)