Newly discovered / described species 2017

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Ruedas L.A. (2017) A new species of cottontail rabbit (Lagomorpha: Leporidae: Sylvilagus) from Suriname, with comments on the taxonomy of allied taxa from northern South America

Amphibians:

Pham T.C., Le M.D., Nguyen T.T., Ziegler T., Wu Z.J. & Nguyen T.Q. (2017) A New Species of Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Vietnam

Tapia E.E., Coloma L.A., Pazmiño-Otamendi G. & Peñafiel N. (2017) Rediscovery of the Nearly Extinct Longnose Harlequin Frog Atelopus longirostris (Bufonidae) in Junín, Imbabura, Ecuador

Scherz M.D., Hawlitschek O., Andreone F., Rakotoarison A., Vences M. & Glaw F. (2017) A Review of the Taxonomy and Osteology of the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa Species Group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with Comments on the Value of Volume Rendering of Micro-CT Data to Taxonomists (two new species, Rhombophryne regalis and Rh. diadema, are described)

Rowley J.J.L., Dau V.Q. & Cao T.T. (2017) A New Species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam

Lehr E., Moravec J., Cusi J.C. & Gvoždík V. (2017) A New Minute Species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) with A Large Head from the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park in central Peru, with Comments on the Phylogenetic Diversity of Pristimantis Occurring in the Cordillera Yanachaga

Malagoli L.R., de Sá F.P., Canedo C. & Haddad C.F.B. (2017) A New Species of Hylodes (Anura, Hylodidae) from Serra do Mar, Southeastern Brazil: The Fourth with Nuptial Thumb Tubercles

Reptiles:

Fisher R.N., Niukula J., Watling D. & Harlow P.S. (2017) A New Species of Iguana Brachylophus Cuvier 1829 (Sauria: Iguania: Iguanidae) from Gau Island, Fiji Islands

Harvey M.B., Shaney K., Hamidy A., Kurniawan N. & Smith E.N. (2017) A New Species of Pseudocalotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Bukit Barisan Range of Sumatra with An Estimation of Its Phylogeny

Vogel G., Lalremsanga H.T. & Vanlalhrima V. (2017) A Second Species of the Genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India
 
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Discription of a new genus and 2 new species of snails from the Philippines :

A new diplommatinid genus and two new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoroidea)

Discription of a new species of freshwater copepod from Brazil :

A new species of Notodiaptomus from the Amazon basin (Crustacea, Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae)

Discription of a new weevil-species from China :

Review of the species of Leptomias Faust from Sichuan, China (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)

Discription of a new genus and new species of ladybird from Tibet :

Renius cornutus, a new genus and species of Chilocorini from Tibet, China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Discription of a new species of parasitoid wasp from China :

Discovery of the genus Glyphicnemis Förster in the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae)

Discription of 2 new species of pebblesnails from the USA :

Two new species of Fluminicola (Caenogastropoda, Lithoglyphidae) from southwest Oregon, USA, and a range extension for F. multifarius

Discription of a new snail-species from Bhutan :

Erhaia Davis & Kuo (Gastropoda, Rissooidea, Amnicolidae) also in Bhutan

Discription of a new species of spider from Colombia :

A new species of the genus Parachemmis Chickering, 1937 from Colombia (Araneae, Corinnidae, Corinninae)
 
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New tree-frog – Phyllomedusa chaparroi
Castroviejo-Fisher S.A., Köhler J., De La Riva I.G. & Padial J.M. (2017) A new morphologically cryptic species of Phyllomedusa (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) from Amazonian forests of northern Peru revealed by DNA sequences

Three new species of chameleons: Kinyongia itombwensis, K. tolleyae and K. rugegensis
Hughes D.F., Kusamba C., Behangana M. & Greenbaum E. (2017) Integrative Taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), Reveals Underestimated Species Diversity in the Albertine Rift

New bat – Myotis attenboroughi (named in honor of Sir David Attenborough of course :))
Moratelli R., Wilson D.E., Novaes R.L.M., Helgen K.M. & Gutiérrez E.E. (2017) Caribbean Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with Description of A New Species from Trinidad and Tobago
 
Discription of 3 new imitating carpenter ants from Madagascar :

Taxonomic revision of imitating carpenter ants, Camponotus subgenus Myrmopytia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Madagascar, using morphometry and qualitative traits

Discription of 5 new beetle-species from the Greater Antilles :

A review of the Cercyon Leach (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae) of the Greater Antilles

Discription of a new genus and new species of Praying mantis from Mexico and Honduras :

An elusive Neotropical giant, Hondurantemna chespiritoi gen. n. & sp. n. (Antemninae, Mantidae): a new lineage of mantises exhibiting an ontogenetic change in cryptic strategy

Discription of a new species of bush cricket from the Carpathian mountains :

A new, morphologically cryptic bush-cricket discovered on the basis of its song in the Carpathian Mountains (Insecta, Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)

Abstract of the discription of 4 new Borrowing frog-species from India :

Description of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejervarya rufescens complex (Dicroglossidae) with notes on morphological affinities of Fejervarya species in the Western Ghats | GARG | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of salamander from Mexico :

A new species of Isthmura (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the montane cloud forest of central Veracruz, Mexico | SANDOVAL-COMTE | Zootaxa
 
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A new parrot taxon from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico—its position within genus Amazona based on morphology and molecular phylogeny

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Parrots (Psittaciformes) are a diverse group of birds which need urgent protection. However, many taxa from this order have an unresolved status, which makes their conservation difficult. One species-rich parrot genus is Amazona, which is widely distributed in the New World. Here we describe a new Amazona form, which is endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula. This parrot is clearly separable from other Amazona species in eleven morphometric characters as well as call and behavior. The clear differences in these features imply that the parrot most likely represents a new species. In contrast to this, the phylogenetic tree based on mitochondrial markers shows that this parrot groups with strong support within A. albifrons from Central America, which would suggest that it is a subspecies of A. albifrons. However, taken together tree topology tests and morphometric analyses, we can conclude that the new parrot represents a recently evolving species, whose taxonomic status should be further confirmed. This lineage diverged from its closest relative about 120,000 years ago and was subjected to accelerated morphological and behavioral changes like some other representatives of the genus Amazona. Our phylogenies, which are so far the most comprehensive for Amazona taxa enabled us to consider the most feasible scenarios about parrot colonization of the Greater and Lesser Antilles and Central America from South America mainland. The molecular dating of these migrations and diversification rate were correlated with climatic and geological events in the last five million years, giving an interesting insight into Amazon parrot phylogeography and their evolution in general.

Full paper: A new parrot taxon from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico—its position within genus Amazona based on morphology and molecular phylogeny
 
Abstract of the discription of a new snake-species from Iran :

A new species of the genus Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Ilam province in western Iran | FATHINIA | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 6 new water scavenger beetles :

Taxonomic revision of the water scavenger beetle genus Sternolophus Solier, 1834 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) | NASSERZADEH | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new cricket-species from Borneo :

First Velarifictorus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae, Gryllinae) cricket described from Borneo (Southeast Asia) and notes on a co-occurring congener | TAN | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of centipede from Spain :

The subgenus Monotarsobius in the Iberian Peninsula with a description of a new pseudo-cryptic species from Northern Spain revealed by an integrative revision of Lithobius crassipes L. Koch, 1862 (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)

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A new parrot taxon from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico—its position within genus Amazona based on morphology and molecular phylogeny

Abstract

Parrots (Psittaciformes) are a diverse group of birds which need urgent protection. However, many taxa from this order have an unresolved status, which makes their conservation difficult. One species-rich parrot genus is Amazona, which is widely distributed in the New World. Here we describe a new Amazona form, which is endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula. This parrot is clearly separable from other Amazona species in eleven morphometric characters as well as call and behavior. The clear differences in these features imply that the parrot most likely represents a new species. In contrast to this, the phylogenetic tree based on mitochondrial markers shows that this parrot groups with strong support within A. albifrons from Central America, which would suggest that it is a subspecies of A. albifrons. However, taken together tree topology tests and morphometric analyses, we can conclude that the new parrot represents a recently evolving species, whose taxonomic status should be further confirmed. This lineage diverged from its closest relative about 120,000 years ago and was subjected to accelerated morphological and behavioral changes like some other representatives of the genus Amazona. Our phylogenies, which are so far the most comprehensive for Amazona taxa enabled us to consider the most feasible scenarios about parrot colonization of the Greater and Lesser Antilles and Central America from South America mainland. The molecular dating of these migrations and diversification rate were correlated with climatic and geological events in the last five million years, giving an interesting insight into Amazon parrot phylogeography and their evolution in general.

Full paper: A new parrot taxon from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico—its position within genus Amazona based on morphology and molecular phylogeny
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Another article about the new parrot :

This New Parrot Species Sounds Like a Hawk

3 new salamander-species from the USA :

Naturalist Identifies 3 New Salamander Species

New spider-species from India :

Newly discovered spider species of Western Ghats - Deccan Herald

New frog-species from India :

New frog species discovered in India's Western Ghats - BBC News

Fishapod said:
New tree-frog – Phyllomedusa chaparroi
Castroviejo-Fisher S.A., Köhler J., De La Riva I.G. & Padial J.M. (2017) A new morphologically cryptic species of Phyllomedusa (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) from Amazonian forests of northern Peru revealed by DNA sequences

Three new species of chameleons: Kinyongia itombwensis, K. tolleyae and K. rugegensis
Hughes D.F., Kusamba C., Behangana M. & Greenbaum E. (2017) Integrative Taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), Reveals Underestimated Species Diversity in the Albertine Rift

New bat – Myotis attenboroughi (named in honor of Sir David Attenborough of course :))
Moratelli R., Wilson D.E., Novaes R.L.M., Helgen K.M. & Gutiérrez E.E. (2017) Caribbean Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with Description of A New Species from Trinidad and Tobago
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Another article about the 3 new chameleons :

Three chameleon species discovered
 
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Discription of a new katydid-species from China :

The genus Ectadia (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae: Phaneropterinae) in East Asia: description of a new species, comparison of its complex song and duetting behavior with that of E. fulva and notes on the biology of E. fulva

Discription of a new species of pygmy leafmining moth from Slovakia :

A new pygmy leafmining moth, Stigmella tatrica sp. n., from the alpine zone of the Tatra Mountains (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae)

Discription of 3 new beetle-species from Australia and Micronesia :

Taxonomy of Xylographellini (Coleoptera: Ciidae) from the Australian and Oriental regions with descriptions of new species of Scolytocis and Xylographella

Discription of a new species of nightshade wasp from China :

First record of the genus Zeuxevania Kieffer, 1902 from Oriental Region (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) | LI | Zootaxa

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

A new species of Paratus Simon, 1898 (Araneae: Liocranidae, Paratinae) from India | SANKARAN | Zootaxa

New frog-species from India :

New species of frog found in state again
 
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Discription of a new frog-species from Vietnam :

http://www.amphibians.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Alytes_20170317_matsui.etal_.pdf

Rediscovery of a frog from the Andaman Islands :

http://www.amphibians.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Alytes_20170317_chandramouli.pdf

Discription of a new species of armored catfish from Brazil :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n2/1982-0224-ni-15-02-e160153.pdf

Discription of a new genus / 4 new species of catfishes from South America :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n2/1982-0224-ni-15-02-e160132.pdf

Discription of a new tetra-species from Argentina :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n2/1982-0224-ni-15-02-e160165.pdf

Discription of 2 new species of electric fishes from South America :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n2/1982-0224-ni-15-02-e160168.pdf
 
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Abstract of the discription of a new species of kukri snake from Vietnam :

A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Cu Lao Cham Islands, central Vietnam | NGUYEN | Zootaxa

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

A new species of the genus Protopolybia Ducke, 1905 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae), with taxonomic contributions to the exigua species-group | SANTOS | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new genus / new species of clearwinged moth from Central Africa :

Hyleina kaphetea , a new genus and species of clearwing moths from tropical Africa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiini) | BARTSCH | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new water strider-species from China :

Review of the genus Amemboides Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from China, with description of a new species | YE | Zootaxa

New hummingbird-species discovered in Brazil :

Dry-Forest Sabrewing: New Hummingbird Species Discovered | Biology | Sci-News.com
 
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Loads of new land snail-species found in Peninsular Malaysia :

Diversity and biogeography of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the limestone hills of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

Abstract of the discription of 2 new tegu-species from Brazil :

A morphological and molecular study of Psilops , a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species | RODRIGUES | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of hooded tickspiders from Equador and Colombia :

Two new ricinuleid species from Ecuador and Colombia belonging to the peckorum species-group of Cryptocellus Westwood (Arachnida, Ricinulei) | BOTERO-TRUJILLO | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of caecilian-species from Kenya :

A new species of Boulengerula Tornier, 1896 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Herpelidae) from Kenya and the “rediscovery” of Boulengerula denhardti | WILKINSON | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of Moreyeel from the Bay of Bengal :

Gymnothorax pseudotile sp. nov. (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from Bay of Bengal India | MOHAPATRA | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new burrowing wolf spider-species from Iran :

A new species of burrowing wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae: Lycosa ) from Iran | NADOLNY | Zootaxa
 
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