Newly discovered / described species 2016

Vincent Ralph Clark, Joanne Bentley, Anthony P. Dold, Vathiswa Zikishe, Nigel P. Barker. (2016). The rediscovery of the Great Winterberg endemic Lotononis harveyi B.–E.van Wyk after 147 years, and notes on the poorly known Amathole endemic Macowania revoluta Oliv. (southern Great Escarpment, South Africa). PhytoKeys 62: 113-124.

Samantha E Ward, Carlos Valente, Catarina Gonçalves, Andrew Polaszek. (2016). Rediscovery and redescription of Centrodora damoni (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Australia, an egg parasitoid of Gonipterus spp (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), after nearly a century. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7766.

Vukib, Jasna, Kovacib, Marcelo, Zogaris, Stamatis and Šanda, Radek. (2016). Rediscovery of Knipowitschia goerneri and its molecular relationships with other European northern Mediterranean Knipowitschia species (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 26(4): 363-372, 3 figs., 2 tabs.

Cheng Li, Mian Hou, Guo-hua Yu, Fang Yan, Bing-zhang Li, Ke Jiang, Pi-peng Li, Nikolai L. Orlov. (2016). Rediscovery of Theloderma moloch (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Southeast Tibet, China after 102 Years. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): [pagination?]. [Abstract]
 
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2 new species of Neotropical opossums:
Marmosops chucha and M. magdalenae, both from Colombia.

Ref. 'A REVISION OF THE DIDELPHID MARSUPIAL GENUS MARMOSOPS, PART 1. SPECIES OF THE SUBGENUS SCIOPHANES'
Juan F. Diaz-Nieto & Robert S. Voss.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Number 402; Issued May 11, 2016
 
A new rodent from northern Argentina:
Oecomys franciscorum

Ref. 'A new species of arboreal rat, genus Oecomys (Rodent, Cricetidae) from Chaco'
Pardiñas UFJ, Teta P, Salazar-Bravo J, P & Myers Galliari CA.
Journal of Mammalogy, 2016, pp. 1-20.
 
Jimenez, Soledad et al. (2016). Rediscovery and Lectotypification of Philonotis brevifolia Herzog (Bartramiaceae, Bryophyta), a Neglected Species from Chile. Cryptogamie, Bryologie 37(2): 113-118. [Abstract]
 
Wiles, Alex. (20 May, 2016). Togo Slippery Frogs Feared Extinct; Found Living in Hidden Waterfall in Africa. Water Currents (National Geographic). Available from: Water Currents | National Geographic (blogs) [accessed 23 May 2016]

Venugopal, N. and Pamidimarri, Stella. (2015). Rediscovery of critically endangered Gymnocladus assamicus Kanjilal ex P.C. Kanjilal (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) from West Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya. Pleione 9(1): 186-192.

Singh, Bikarma and Bedi, Yashbir Singh. (2016). Rediscovery, Taxonomic History and Extended Enumeration of Haematocarpus validus Bakh.f. ex Forman (Menispermaceae) to Indo-Myanmar Biodiversity Hotspot. National Academy Science Letters. DOI: 10.1007/s40009-016-0483-8 [Abstract]

Raju Acharya, Yadav Ghimirey, Geraldine Werhahn, Naresh Kusi, Bidhan Adhikary, Binod Kunwar. (2015). Wild yak Bos mutus in Nepal: rediscovery of a flagship species. Mammalia. DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2015-0066 [Abstract]
 
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Blue eyes is back!

he blue eyes of an extremely rare bird hadn’t been seen for nearly a century. In one of the most extraordinary stories in Brazilian conservation, a group of researchers have announced the comeback of the Blue-eyed Ground-dove. Last documented in 1941, it was believed extinct. But now the species has been found at top-secret locations in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. However researchers can only confirm sightings of 12 individuals, so securing its habitat will be the key to conserving this elusive bird.

Extremely rare 'Species X' rediscovered in Brazil after 75 year disappearance | BirdLife
 
Yamana, Yusuke and Kohtsuka, Hisanori. (2016). Rediscovery of Plesiocolochirus inornatus (Marenzeller, 1881) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida: Cucumariidae) in Japan and new information on its external and ossicle morphology. Plankton & Benthos Research 11(2): 57–70.

Mastrototaro, F., Aguilar, R., Chimienti, G., Gravili, C. and Boero, F. (2016). The rediscovery of Rosalinda incrustans (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea. Italian Journal of Zoology. DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2016.1181800 [Abstract]
 
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vogelcommando said:
New Boa from the Bahamas :
New Species of Silver Snake Is Extremely Endangered
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I read about this in Friday's Metro. The boa constrictor (Chilabothrus argentum) is 3 foot (90 cm) long and has silvery scales and was discovered on the uninhabited Conception Island in the Bahamas. Naturalists identified 20 snakes during 2 expeditions. Team Leader Dr Graham Reynolds said one snake emerged from the forest, crossed the beach and slithered over his head as he slept.
 
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