Newly discovered / described species 2016

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new species of Panray from the Atlantic :
Zanobatus maculatus , a new species of panray from the Gulf of Guinea, eastern central Atlantic (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Zanobatidae) | SÉRET | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of 2 new Skink-species from Australia :
Cryptic diversity within the narrowly endemic Lerista wilkinsi group of north Queensland?two new species (Reptilia: Scincidae) | COUPER | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new Lizardfish from the Pacific :
A new species of the lizardfish genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the western Pacific Ocean | HO | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Discription of a new species of Crayfish from the USA :
Cambarus ( Jugicambarus ) adustus , a new species of crayfish from northeastern Kentucky delimited from the Cambarus ( J. ) aff. dubius species complex  | THOMA | Zootaxa

 

[Surroundx]

Torres Alba, J. Sebastián et al. (2016). Status and redescription of Rossmaessleria scherzeri, an over-looked land snail endemic on Gibraltar, with notes on R. olcesei and other Moroccan species of Rossmaessleria (Gastropoda: Helicidae). Iberus 34(1): 1-17.

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discribtion of a new Gecko-species from Vietnam :
A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam | LE | Zootaxa

 

[Surroundx]

Sourav, Md Sharif Hossain and Halder, Ronald. (2016). Rediscovery of Amorphophallus margaritifer (Roxb.) Kunth (Araceae) from Bangladesh. Tropical Plant Research 3(2): 361-363.

 

[MikeG]

New shrew!
Monteverde Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis monteverdensis)

Ref. 'A new species of small-eared shrew in the Cryptotis thomasi species group from Costa Rica (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae).'
Woodman, N. & Timm, R.M. Mammal Research (2016).

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new Snake-species from Sri Lanka :
A new canopy-dwelling species of Dendrelaphis (Serpentes: Colubridae)  from Sinharaja, World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka | WICKRAMASINGHE | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Full discription of 2 new Freshwater stingrays from Brazil :
Description of two extraordinary new species of freshwater stingrays of  the genus Potamotrygon endemic to the rio Tapajós basin, Brazil  (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae), with notes on other Tapajós stingrays | CARVALHO | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new rock dwelling day-gecko from Sri Lanka :
Cnemaspis rajakarunai sp. nov., a rock dwelling day-gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis ) from Salgala, an unprotected lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka | WICKRAMASINGHE | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new species of Legskate from the Andaman Sea :
A new legskate, Sinobatis andamanensis (Rajiformes: Anacanthobatidae),  from the Andaman Sea (northeastern Indian Ocean) | LAST | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new Frog-species from Vietnam :
A new species of Theloderma (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam | NGUYEN | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Discription of a new Crab-species from the Central-Pacific :
A new species of the genus Petrolisthes Stimpson (Crustacea, Decapoda, Porcellanidae) from the Central Pacific, with remarks and new records for P. aegyptiacus Werding & Hiller

 

[vogelcommando]

Rediscovery of a gall midge on Sicily :
Rediscovery and identity of Pumilomyia protrahenda De Stefani (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Sicily with redescription and reassessment of its taxonomic position

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of a revision and discription of new species of Clawless geckos from Australia :
Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos ( Crenadactylus : Diplodactylidae) of Australia | DOUGHTY | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the revision of a group of Lake Malawi cichlids with the discription of a new genus and 7 new species :
A Revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae)  With Description of a New Genus and Seven New Species | LI | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of 2 new fish-species from Bhutan :
A review of the genus Garra Hamilton 1822 of Bhutan, including the descriptions of two new species and three additional records (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) | THONI | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new Chub from Iran :
Squalius namak , a new chub from Lake Namak basin in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) | KHAEFI | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new Lizard-species from Brazil :
A new species of lizard Placosoma Tschudi, 1847 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the relictual forest mountains of the State of Ceará, Brazil | BORGES-NOJOSA | Zootaxa