Newly discovered / described species 2016

 
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Two new frogs from the Papuan region:
Cophixalus salawatiensis and C. rajampatensis

Ref. Guenther R, Richards S, Tjaturadi B, Krey K. 2015.
'Two new species of the genus Cophixalus from the Raja Ampat Islands west of New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae).'
Zoosystematics and Evolution 91(2): 199-213
 
A new species of bat from Vietnam:
Aselliscus dongbacana

Ref. 'Description of a new species of the genus Aselliscus (Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) from Vietnam.'
Vuong Tan Tu, et al., 2015
Acta Chiropterologica. 12/2015; 17(2):233-254.
 
Fryday, Alan M. and Tønsberg, Tor. (2015). Ameliella - a bryicolous lichen genus rediscovered in North America after 50 years. Evansia 32(4): 171-175. [Abstract]

Ohler, A. and Dubois, A. (2016). The identity of the South African toad Sclerophrys capensis Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura). PeerJ 4: e1553.

Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Jorge and García-París, Mario. (2016). Rediscovery of the ghost bush-cricket Roeseliana oporina (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Central Spain. Journal of Insect Conservation. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-016-9846-1 [Abstract]
 
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Mathew, Jose, George, Kadakasseril V. and Yohannan, Regy. (2016). Rediscovery of Arisaema sarracenioides (Araceae) – a rare and endemic species from Achankovil forests, part of southern Western Ghats. Webbia. DOI:10.1080/00837792.2015.1119405 [Abstract]
 
A new species of thrush is making the news:
A group of scientists led by Dr. Per Alström of Uppsala University has described a new species of bird from northeastern India and adjacent parts of China. Dr. Alström and his Chinese and European colleagues named the new species Zoothera salimalii.
“The scientific name honors the great Indian ornithologist Sálim Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the development of Indian ornithology and nature conservation,” they explained.
The proposed English name is the Himalayan Forest Thrush.
“The discovery process for the Himalayan forest thrush began in 2009 when it was realized that what was considered one species, the plain-backed thrush (Z. mollissima), was in fact two different species,” said team member Dr. Pamela Rasmussen, of Michigan State University
What first caught scientists’ attention was the Plain-backed Thrush in the coniferous and mixed forest had a rather musical song, whereas individuals found in the same area – on bare rocky ground above the treeline – had a much harsher, unmusical song.
 
Discription of a new species of Highland lizard from Chile :
A new species of Liolaemus related to L. nigroviridis from the Andean highlands of Central Chile (Iguania, Liolaemidae)

Discription of a new genus and new species of toad from the Andaman Islands :
A new genus and species of arboreal toad with phytotelmonous larvae, from the Andaman Islands, India (Lissamphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)

Abstract of a new species of cave-dwelling bent-toed gecko from Laos :
Cyrtodactylus rufford , a new cave-dwelling bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, central Laos | LUU | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of gecko from Colombia :
A new Lepidoblepharis lizard (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Colombian Guyana shield | CALDERÓN-ESPINOSA | Zootaxa

Rediscovery of a tree-frog in India :
'Extinct' tree frog rediscovered in India after 137 years - BBC News

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A new species of thrush is making the news:
A group of scientists led by Dr. Per Alström of Uppsala University has described a new species of bird from northeastern India and adjacent parts of China. Dr. Alström and his Chinese and European colleagues named the new species Zoothera salimalii.
“The scientific name honors the great Indian ornithologist Sálim Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the development of Indian ornithology and nature conservation,” they explained.
The proposed English name is the Himalayan Forest Thrush.
“The discovery process for the Himalayan forest thrush began in 2009 when it was realized that what was considered one species, the plain-backed thrush (Z. mollissima), was in fact two different species,” said team member Dr. Pamela Rasmussen, of Michigan State University
What first caught scientists’ attention was the Plain-backed Thrush in the coniferous and mixed forest had a rather musical song, whereas individuals found in the same area – on bare rocky ground above the treeline – had a much harsher, unmusical song.
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Article about the new species :
Tuneful song reveals new species of Himalayan thrush - BBC News
 
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Rundell, Rebecca J. and Czekanski-Moir, Jesse E. (2015). A Survey of the Land Snails of Kosrae (Caroline Islands, Micronesia) Including the Rediscovery of Endemic Delos oualanensis (Pease, 1866) (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Rhytididae). Malacologia 59(1): 13-20. [Abstract]
 
 
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A new genus & species of Rhacophorid frog from China:
Nasutixalus medogensis

Ref. Jiang K, Yan F, Wang K, Zou D-H, Li C, Che J, 2016.
'A new genus and species of treefrog from Medog, southeastern Tibet, China (Anura, Rhacophoridae).'
Zoological Research 37: 15-20.
 
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