Newly Discovered/Described Species 2022

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- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Parrot-snke from Brazil :

Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2022] Leptophis dibernardoi • A New Species of Parrot-Snake of the Genus Leptophis Bell, 1825 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from the Semi-Arid Region of Brazil

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new Dusky salamander from Mississippi and Alabama :

A new, narrowly endemic species of swamp-dwelling dusky salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus) from the Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi and Alabama | Zootaxa

Another article about the new species :

New salamander sheds light on a biodiversity hotspot

 

[Sicarius]

Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa was described in March 2022, formerly known under the name Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis. Both species got split and it is the newly described C. finifenmaa that is kept in the aquarium trade.

 

[Chlidonias]

Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa was described in March 2022, formerly known under the name Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis. Both species got split and it is the newly described C. finifenmaa that is kept in the aquarium trade.

They weren't both split - if that were the case they would have become at least four species. C. finifenmaa is a split from C. rubrisquamis.

The paper is here: Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa (Teleostei, Labridae), a new species of fairy wrasse from the Maldives, with comments on the taxonomic identity of C. rubrisquamis and C. wakanda

It also notes that C. wakanda may be a synonym of C. rubrisquamis.

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new Loach-species from Turkey :

Revision of the Oxynoemacheilus angorae group with the description of two new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) | Zootaxa

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

Macromia siamensis , a new species from North Thailand (Odonata: Anisoptera: Macromiidae) | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new Dragon-fly-species from India :

Burmagomphus chaukulensis , a new species of dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae) from the Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new Stick insect-species from Brazil :

Contributions to the knowledge of Ceroys ( Miroceroys ) Piza, 1936 (Phasmatodea: Heteronemiidae): two new mossy stick insects from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Sleeper fish from China :

Neodontobutis lani , a new sleeper fish of the family Odontobutidae (Teleostei: Gobiiformes) from Guangxi, southern China | Zootaxa

 

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Mystery box jelly fish from Sydney waters may be a new species :

Mystery box jellyfish spotted in Sydney waters may be an entirely new species, expert says

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new Spiny lizard ( Sceloporus ) from Mexico :

A new species of Sceloporus of the torquatus group (Reptilia: Phrynosomatidae) from West Mexico | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new shrimp-species from the Arabian Sea :

A new species of the genus <i>Actinimenes</i> Ďuriš and Horká, 2017 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep Islands, India

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of 10 ( ! ) new cichlid-species from the Lake Edward system :

View of From a pair to a dozen: the piscivorous species of Haplochromis (Cichlidae) from the Lake Edward system

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the discription of a new arboreal snail species from East Asia :

Species New to Science: [Mollusca • 2022] Convergent Evolution of Amphidromus-like Colourful Arboreal Snails (Helicoidei: Camaenidae: Bradybaeninae) and Phylogenetic Relationship of East Asian Camaenids, with Description of A New Aegistohadra Species

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of Chameleon fishes from Myanmar :

Dario tigris and Dario melanogrammus , two new species of miniature chameleon fishes from northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Badidae) | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new eel loach from India :

A new diminutive subterranean eel loach species of the genus Pangio (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from Southern India | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Public help needed to discribe a new insect-species in the USA :

Help Scientists Possibly Discover A New Insect Species

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new salamander-species from Panama :

A new salamander of the genus Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the highlands of western Panama | Zootaxa

Another article about the new species :

Red salamander found in Panamanian forest is a new species | New Scientist

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Chinese giant salamander :

Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new species of Pseudoscorpion from Georgia :

The pseudoscorpions of the Caucasian Sphagnum bogs: part I. Description of Neobisium (Neobisium) adjaricum sp. nov. and redescription of the holotype of N. (N.) vilcekii Krumpál, 1983 (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae)

 

[vogelcommando]

2 newly discovered fish-species already facing extinction :

Two newly discovered species of Amazonian fish are facing extinction | Daily Mail Online

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Earthworm goby from Japan :

Luciogobius punctilineatus n. sp., a new earthworm goby from southern Japan | Zootaxa

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

Silurichthys exortivus , a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from eastern Borneo, Indonesia | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Shortnose batfish from Madagascar :

A new species of the shortnose batfish genus Halicmetus from Madagascar (Family Ogcocephalidae) | Zootaxa

 

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New snake-species from India :

New species of non-venomous snake recorded in Mizoram

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of bottletail squids from New Zealand :

Two new ‘bottletail squids’ (Cephalopoda: Sepiadariidae: Sepioloidea) from New Zealand, with new observations on Sepioloidea pacifica (Kirk, 1882) - Marine Biodiversity