Newly discovered / described species 2020

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- Discription of a new moth-species from Italy :

Megacraspedus cottiensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from northern Italy – a case of taxonomic confusion

- Abstract of the discription of 11 new freshwater shrimps from the Solomon Islands :

Species New to Science: [Crustacea • 2020] Solomon’s Gold Mine: Description or Redescription of 24 Species of Caridina Freshwater Shrimps (Decapoda: Atyidae) from the Solomon Islands, including 11 New Species

 

[UngulateNerd92]

Philippine crickets, held nameless in a Hawaii museum, are finally identified

For six decades, 28 crickets from the Philippines have been stored in natural history collections at a U.S. museum, unidentified. Now, they finally have names, thanks to a new study.

The study, published in July in the journal Zootaxa, described six new species from five forested provinces in the Philippines. “Three of the six new species were identified from the entomological collections of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum in Hawaii. The three [others] from recent field collections,” study co-author Jessica Baroga-Barbecho, from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños, told Mongabay.

https://news-mongabay-com.cdn.amppr...n-a-hawaii-museum-are-finally-identified/amp/

 

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Abstract of the discription of a new frog-species from Colombia :

Out of the blue: A new rain frog species of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the northern Cordillera Central in Colombia | RIVERA-CORREA | Zootaxa

 

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-Abstract of the discription of a new gecko-species from Thailand :

A new species Cyrtodactytlus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from western Thailand and the phylogenetic placement of C. inthanon and C. doisuthep | CHOMDEJ | Zootaxa

 

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- Abstract of the discription of 2 new frog-speices from Colombia :

Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) with notes on the distribution of the genus in northeastern Colombia | ACEVEDO | Zootaxa

More on these 2 new species :

Overcoming adversity to uncover hidden amphibian secrets in Colombia - Conservation Leadership Programme

 

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- Discription of 10 new Goblin spiders from Hispaniola :

Heteroonops (Araneae, Oonopidae) spiders from Hispaniola: the discovery of ten new species

- Discription of a new snake-species from China :

http://www.ahr-journal.com/Upload/PaperUpLoad/e7413941-77fd-4be8-8d97-c493d24cb3e7.pdf

 

[Smaggledagle]

New species of fighting fish from the Crocker Range area of Sabah, Malaysia.

New fighting fish species called ‘Betta nuluhon’ identified in Sabah

New species of pygmy seahorse that was found in Sodwana Bay, South Africa. This is the first time a pygmy seahorse has been discovered both in the Indian Ocean, as well as off the coast of Africa.

First pygmy seahorse in Indian Ocean discovered

 

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New species of pygmy seahorse that was found in Sodwana Bay, South Africa. This is the first time a pygmy seahorse has been discovered both in the Indian Ocean, as well as off the coast of Africa.

First pygmy seahorse in Indian Ocean discovered

Was already mentioned in post #100 .

 

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New species of Weta's discovered in New Zealand :

New species of 'lightning' Weta discovered in Marlborough Sounds

 

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- Abstract of the discription of 2 new gecko-species from India :

Geckos in the granite: two new geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from rocky, scrub habitats in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India | AGARWAL | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Stone loach from Anatolia :

The westernmost known population of Paracobitis (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae), with the description of a new species from the Euphrates River in southern Anatolia | KAYA | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Bush viper from Bioko Island :

The Bush Vipers, genus Atheris Cope, 1862 (Squamata: Viperidae) of Bioko Island, Gulf of Guinea, with the description of a new species | CERÍACO | Zootaxa

 

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- Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of damselflies from China :

Two new species of Coeliccia Kirby from Yunnan, China (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) | DOW | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of freshwater crab from India :

A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Badistemon Yeo & Ng, 2007 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae: Potamiscinae) from Manipur State, India, with the reassignment of Potamiscus pealianus (Wood-mason, 1871) | MITRA | Zootaxa

 

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- Abstract of the discription of a new gecko-species from Thailand :

A new limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from coastal hills in Cha-am, peninsular Thailand | PAUWELS | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new deep-water king crab from the Arabian Sea :

Description of a new species of deep-water king-crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from the southeastern Arabian Sea | PADATE | Zootaxa

 

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New species of Madagascar giant frog :

Madagascar giant frog is a new species, but also a deep-fried delicacy

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new species of Deep-water spider crab from the Mediterranean :

Revision of the deep-water spider crab genus, Scyramathia A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, with the description of a new species from the Mediterranean and notes on Rochinia A. Milne-Edwards, 1875, and Anamathia Smith, 1885 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Epialtidae)

 

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- New species of Trapdoor spiders found in Australia :

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-group...x9QqqaSyUkQ-PUnOuLcmXDlxmWJ_jlSwP3rElwB7sdbR4

and abstract :

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- Discription of a new congrid eel-species from the Pacific :

A new congrid eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Western Pacific, with an analysis of its relationships | SMITH | Zootaxa

 

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- Discription of a new species of Squat lobster from the Indian Ocean :

On some squat lobsters from India (Decapoda, Anomura, Munididae), with description of a new species of Paramunida Baba, 1988

- Discription of a new cavefish-species from Vietnam :

‘Henicorhynchus’ thaitui, a new species of cavefish from Central Vietnam (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)

 

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New frog-species found on New Guinea :

New frog species discovered | Loop PNG

 

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

A new cryptic Cnemaspis Strauch (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from an isolated granite hill on the Mysore Plateau, Karnataka, India | KHANDEKAR | Zootaxa

 

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Possible new Manta-ray species from Florida ! :

Big manta rays found 'right under our nose' off Florida beaches