A new subspecies of Black cockatoo from Western Australia.
Researchers have discovered a new subspecies of a beloved Australian bird
Researchers have discovered a new subspecies of a beloved Australian bird
Newly discovered / described species 2020
- Thread starter vogelcommando
- Start date
A new species of crayfish from southeastern Ohio
Ohio wildlife researchers discover colorful new species of crayfish
17 new species of carnivorous sponges off the east coast of Australia
Largest haul of new flesh-eating deepsea sponges found in Australia
Ohio wildlife researchers discover colorful new species of crayfish
17 new species of carnivorous sponges off the east coast of Australia
Largest haul of new flesh-eating deepsea sponges found in Australia
iguana be new species
Carribean iguanas seperated into new species
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-iguana-species-plain-sight.html
Carribean iguanas seperated into new species
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-iguana-species-plain-sight.html
MPvandenBurg
New Member
Newly discovered / described species 2020
I would like to point out that all specimens of Iguana melanoderma that are currently in the pet trade have an illegal origin; there are no CITES export permits from the Saba authorities registered in the CITES database, and the Saba CITES Authority as confirmed this. This should be remembered when anyone would consider adding this species to their zoo.
In order to reduce the occurrence of future illegal trade ahead of species descriptions, Bruce Weissgold and myself have written a manuscript with recommendations. This is freely available at the bioXriv ahead of publication in a scientific journal, see here Illegal trade of morphological distinct population prior to taxonomic assessment and elevation, with recommendations for future prevention
I would like to point out that all specimens of Iguana melanoderma that are currently in the pet trade have an illegal origin; there are no CITES export permits from the Saba authorities registered in the CITES database, and the Saba CITES Authority as confirmed this. This should be remembered when anyone would consider adding this species to their zoo.
In order to reduce the occurrence of future illegal trade ahead of species descriptions, Bruce Weissgold and myself have written a manuscript with recommendations. This is freely available at the bioXriv ahead of publication in a scientific journal, see here Illegal trade of morphological distinct population prior to taxonomic assessment and elevation, with recommendations for future prevention
Carribean iguanas seperated into new species
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-iguana-species-plain-sight.html
This actually seems to be a different one,then the one I mentioned if I read the article correctly. This new one is called Southern Antilles Iguana and I am not sure if it's described yet, the one I mentioned is the Saba Black Iguana which is also mentioned in the article. Also the blue crayfish from Ohio is not a newly described species it was described in 1905. It might be a new species for Ohio though.
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-iguana-species-plain-sight.html
This actually seems to be a different one,then the one I mentioned if I read the article correctly. This new one is called Southern Antilles Iguana and I am not sure if it's described yet, the one I mentioned is the Saba Black Iguana which is also mentioned in the article. Also the blue crayfish from Ohio is not a newly described species it was described in 1905. It might be a new species for Ohio though.
Another article on the species:
Hidden In Plain Sight: New Cockatoo Subspecies Identified In Australia
- New rasbora: Trigonostigma truncata, a new species of harlequin rasbora from Malay Peninsula (Teleostei: Danionidae).
- Volume 68 (2020) - Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Last edited:
Newly discovered frog-species from Madagascar already critically endangered 
:
New frog species the size of a 5p coin already 'critically endangered'
New velvet gecko discovered in Australia :
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-velve...myvZAWvJ_LuwO9iH7c1MtkHJIGlJljOz-9mh8MGjE3ZiU
:New frog species the size of a 5p coin already 'critically endangered'
New velvet gecko discovered in Australia :
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-velve...myvZAWvJ_LuwO9iH7c1MtkHJIGlJljOz-9mh8MGjE3ZiU
Newly discovered frog-species from Madagascar already critically endangered
New frog species the size of a 5p coin already 'critically endangered'
New velvet gecko discovered in Australia :
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-velve...myvZAWvJ_LuwO9iH7c1MtkHJIGlJljOz-9mh8MGjE3ZiU
At least we discovered it before it went extinct.
- Discription of a new species of codlet from the Pacific Ocean :
A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae) | HO | Zootaxa
- Abstract of the discription of a new sandperch from India :
Parapercis annamalai sp. nov., a new sandperch from southwestern India (Family Pinguipedidiae) | YOSUVA | Zootaxa
A new species of the codlet genus Bregmaceros from the western Pacific Ocean (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae) | HO | Zootaxa
- Abstract of the discription of a new sandperch from India :
Parapercis annamalai sp. nov., a new sandperch from southwestern India (Family Pinguipedidiae) | YOSUVA | Zootaxa
New Gecko-species discribed from Bali :
After a century of mistaken identity, a Balinese gecko gets its own name
and the discription of the species :
http://file.taprobanica.org/8_cyrtodactylus_jatnai_taprobanica_9_2_2020_59_70-258a8-3349_576.pdf
After a century of mistaken identity, a Balinese gecko gets its own name
and the discription of the species :
http://file.taprobanica.org/8_cyrtodactylus_jatnai_taprobanica_9_2_2020_59_70-258a8-3349_576.pdf
New beetle species found in Amsterdam named after the Beatles.
New beetle species discovered in Amsterdam is named after The Beatles
New beetle species discovered in Amsterdam is named after The Beatles
New species of deep-water dogfish shark from off the coast of Japan.
A new character for Pokémon? Novel endemic dogfish shark species discovered from Japan
4 new species of cave millipedes that live in Colorado.
4 new species of millipede discovered in Colorado caves
1 genus and 1 species of huntsman spider which lives in Madagascar and both are named after Greta Thunberg.
Newly Discovered Spider Species Named After Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg
A new character for Pokémon? Novel endemic dogfish shark species discovered from Japan
4 new species of cave millipedes that live in Colorado.
4 new species of millipede discovered in Colorado caves
1 genus and 1 species of huntsman spider which lives in Madagascar and both are named after Greta Thunberg.
Newly Discovered Spider Species Named After Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg
New species of diamond frog was discovered in Madagascar.
New Species of Diamond Frog Discovered in Madagascar | Biology | Sci-News.com
2 new species of tanaids found in the eastern Pacific.
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-uncover-mysterious-tanaids.html
4 new species of jumping spiders from Sir Lanka.
The world’s a stage for these four new jumping spiders from Sri Lanka
New Species of Diamond Frog Discovered in Madagascar | Biology | Sci-News.com
2 new species of tanaids found in the eastern Pacific.
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-uncover-mysterious-tanaids.html
4 new species of jumping spiders from Sir Lanka.
The world’s a stage for these four new jumping spiders from Sri Lanka
New species of spider discovered in southwestern China. It mimics a dead leaf hanging from a tree to trick prey into getting too close.
New species of mimicking spider camouflaged like a dried-up leaf discovered in China rainforest
In Sir Lanka, herpetologists found that a species of bronze snake are actually 2 different species, with the second one being completely new to science.
http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/...ACqLbcByXzlk3urb1Vg-7jWoIbV9utpoMsh_1Fc4je5Go
1 new genus and species of freshwater crab from the EKH (East Khasi Hills) in India.
Scientists find new genus of fresh water crab in EKH cave
New species of mimicking spider camouflaged like a dried-up leaf discovered in China rainforest
In Sir Lanka, herpetologists found that a species of bronze snake are actually 2 different species, with the second one being completely new to science.
http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/...ACqLbcByXzlk3urb1Vg-7jWoIbV9utpoMsh_1Fc4je5Go
1 new genus and species of freshwater crab from the EKH (East Khasi Hills) in India.
Scientists find new genus of fresh water crab in EKH cave
- Discription of 2 new huntsman spider-species from Taiwan :
Two new and one newly recorded species of Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884 (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China
- Discription of 2 new perchlet-species from the Central Pacific :
Two new species of Plectranthias (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems in the tropical Central Pacific
- Discription of a new tree-frog-species from Brazil :
A new species of Dendropsophus (Anura, Hylidae) from southwestern Amazonia with a green bilobate vocal sac
Two new and one newly recorded species of Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884 (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China
- Discription of 2 new perchlet-species from the Central Pacific :
Two new species of Plectranthias (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems in the tropical Central Pacific
- Discription of a new tree-frog-species from Brazil :
A new species of Dendropsophus (Anura, Hylidae) from southwestern Amazonia with a green bilobate vocal sac
New subspecies of dragonfly found in Oklahoma, USA.
This wildlife biologist has a newly discovered Oklahoma dragonfly with his name on it
What was thought of as one species, scientists discovered that the banded langurs are divided into 3 species, two of them being completely new to science.
New monkey species found hiding in plain sight
This wildlife biologist has a newly discovered Oklahoma dragonfly with his name on it
What was thought of as one species, scientists discovered that the banded langurs are divided into 3 species, two of them being completely new to science.
New monkey species found hiding in plain sight
The paper can be read here in Nature: Faecal DNA to the rescue: Shotgun sequencing of non-invasive samples reveals two subspecies of Southeast Asian primates to be Critically Endangered species | Scientific Reports
Or here as a rough pdf if the above link becomes restricted: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/867986v1.full.pdf
My percentage of Asian primates seen in the wild keeps getting lower because they keep raising the number of species! However, in this case, while the split is into three species I have already seen two of them (the Sumatran species is the one I haven't seen).
- Discription of 4 new Horned toads from China :
Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China
- Discription of a new species of frog from China :
A new species of the Rana japonica group (Anura, Ranidae, Rana) from China, with a taxonomic proposal for the R. johnsi group
- Discription of a new species of leaf litter toad from China :
A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China
- And a discription of another Horned toad-species from China :
A new species of the horned toad Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China
Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China
- Discription of a new species of frog from China :
A new species of the Rana japonica group (Anura, Ranidae, Rana) from China, with a taxonomic proposal for the R. johnsi group
- Discription of a new species of leaf litter toad from China :
A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China
- And a discription of another Horned toad-species from China :
A new species of the horned toad Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China