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2008

 Article 
Zootaxa 1761: 49-58 (2 May 2008) 6 plates; 17 references                              Accepted: 3 Apr. 2008
Two sympatric new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Yanachaga Chemillen National Park (central Peruvian Andes)
JUAN C. CHAPARRO (Peru), JOSE M. PADIAL (Spain) & IGNACIO DE LA RIVA (Spain)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1761: 59-68 (2 May 2008) 4 plates; 47 references                              Accepted: 5 Apr. 2008
A large and enigmatic new eleutherodactyline frog (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Serra do Sincora Espinhaco range, Northeastern Brazil
JOSE CASSIMIRO, VANESSA K. VERDADE & MIGUEL T. RODRIGUES (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1760: 50-58 (30 Apr. 2008) 3 plates; 31 references                              Accepted: 5 Apr. 2008
Re-description of the tadpole of Pseudopaludicola falcipes (Anura: Leiuperidae), with comments on larval diversity of the genus
GABRIEL LAUFER & JUAN M. BARRENECHE (Uruguay)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1757: 49-65 (28 Apr. 2008) 6 plates; 34 references                              Accepted: 10 Mar. 2008
A partial revision of the Ameerega hahneli complex (Anura: Dendrobatidae) and a new cryptic species from the East-Andean versant of Central Peru
Evan Twomey & JASON L. BROWN (USA)
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 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1737: 1-182 (31 Mar. 2008) 58 plates; 267 references                           Accepted: 9 Jan. 2008
New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation
S. BLAIR HEDGES, WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN, & MATTHEW P. HEINICKE (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1697: 58-68 (5 Feb. 2008) 4 plates; 47 references                              Accepted: 28 Dec. 2007
A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve, south-western Ghana
RAFFAEL ERNST (Germany), ALEX C. AGYEI (Ghana) & MARK-OLIVER RODEL (Germany)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1691: 67-68 (29 Jan. 2008) 1 plates; 7 references                              Accepted: 20 Dec. 2007
Using DNA barcodes to assess identity and diversity of Dendropsophus minutus: Failure?
M. ALEX SMITH (Canada)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1686: 48-56 (21 Jan. 2008) 3 plates; 26 references                              Accepted: 10 Dec. 2007
Is a dwarf population of Corythomantis greeningi Boulenger, 1896 (Anura, Hylidae) a new species?
F.A. JUNCA, M.C.L. CARNEIRO & N.N. RODRIGUES (Brazil)
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Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1685: 67-68 (21 Jan. 2008) 0 plates; 13 references                              Accepted: 23 Nov. 2007
The taxonomic status of Phyllonastes Heyer and Phrynopus peruvianus (Noble) (Lissamphibia, Anura): resurrection of Noblella Barbour
IGNACIO DE LA RIVA  (Spain), JUAN C. CHAPARRO  (Peru) & JOSé M. PADIAL (Spain)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1684: 58-68 (18 Jan. 2008) 4 plates; 8 references                              Accepted: 29 Nov. 2007
Pretty in pink: A new treefrog species of the genus Boophisfrom North-Eastern Madagascar
K. C. WOLLENBERG (Germany), F. ANDREONE (Italy), F. GLAW (Germany) & M. VENCES (Germany)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1680: 25-53 (14 Jan. 2008) 4 plates; 75 references                              Accepted: 16 Nov. 2007
Glassfrogs (Anura: Centrolenidae) of Kaieteur National Park, Guyana, with notes on the distribution and taxonomy of some species of the family in the Guiana Shield
Philippe J. R. Kok (Belgium & SANTIAGO CASTROVIEJO-FISHER (Sweden)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1680: 55-58 (14 Jan. 2008) 2 plates; 10 references                              Accepted: 2 Nov. 2007
Tadpole and vocalizations of Chiasmocleis hudsoni (Anura, Microhylidae) in Central Amazonia, Brazil
DOMINGOS J. RODRIGUES, MARCELO MENIN, ALBERTINA P. LIMA & KARL S. MOKROSS (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1675: 1-30 (9 Jan. 2008) 9 plates; 24 references                              Accepted: 11 Nov. 2007
A new North American chorus frog species (Amphibia: Hylidae: Pseudacris) from the south-central United States
EMILY MORIARTY LEMMON, ALAN R. LEMMON, JOSEPH T. COLLINS & DAVID C. CANNATELLA (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1675: 59-66 (9 Jan. 2008) 1 plates; 24 references                              Accepted: 14 Dec. 2007
Two new minute species of Phrynopus (Lissamphibia: Anura) from the Cordillera oriental in Peru
WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN & S. BLAIR HEDGES (USA)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1675: 67-68 (9 Jan. 2008) 1 plates; 7 references                              Accepted: 29 Nov. 2007
The tadpole of the Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla fissipes from Vietnam (Anura: Microhylidae)
RALF HENDRIX, ANNA GAWOR, MIGUEL VENCES & THOMAS ZIEGLER (Germany)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1674: 51-57 (7 Jan. 2008) 4 plates; 12 references                              Accepted: 16 Nov. 2007
A new peculiar frog species of the genus Pristimantis from Yanachaga-Chemillen National Park, Peru
GIOVANNI BOANO, STEFANO MAZZOTTI & ROBERTO SINDACO (Italy)
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2007

 Article 
Zootaxa 1666: 43-51 (19 Dec. 2007)  5 plates; 26 references                            Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
A new species of Ischnocnema (Anura: Eleutherodactylinae) from open areas of the Cerrado Biome in southeastern Brazil
ARIOVALDO ANTONIO GIARETTA, DANIEL TOFFOLI & LUCIANO ELIAS OLIVEIRA (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1662: 53-59 (17 Dec. 2007)  4 plates; 14 references                            Accepted: 16 Nov. 2007
A new species of Rhaebo (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia
JONH JAIRO MUESES-CISNEROS (Colombia)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1662: 1-14 (17 Dec. 2007)  7 plates; 20 references                            Accepted: 4 Nov. 2007
A new species of arboreal Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from Yanachaga-Chemillen National Park in central Peru
EDGAR LEHR (Germany), JENNIFER B. PRAMUK (USA), S. BLAIR HEDGES (USA) & JESUS H. CORDOVA (Peru)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1663: 59-65 (17 Dec. 2007)  3 plates; 16 references                            Accepted: 4 Nov. 2007
Description of the tadpole of Hylomantis granulosa (Anura: Hylidae)
FILIPE AUGUSTO CAVALCANTI DO NASCIMENTO & GABRIEL OMAR SKUK (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1663: 1-15 (17 Dec. 2007)  6 plates; 32 references                            Accepted: 8 Nov. 2007
A new species of Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from Brazilian Amazon
ALBERTINA P. LIMA, MARCELO MENIN & MARIA CARMOZINA DE ARAUJO (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1663: 17-32 (17 Dec. 2007)  6 plates; 26 references                            Accepted: 4 Nov. 2007
Description of two new species of Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from the lowlands of the Guiana shield
Antoine Fouquet (New Zealand), Philippe Gaucher (Guyane), Michel Blanc (Guyane), Claudia M. VElez-Rodriguez (Chile)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1658: 39-55 (11 Dec. 2007)  7 plates; 37 references                            Accepted: 21 Oct. 2007
Three New Malodorous Rainfrogs of the Genus Pristimantis (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Wokomung Massif in west-central Guyana, South America
D. BRUCE MEANS & JAY M. SAVAGE (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1658: 57-68 (11 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 15 references                            Accepted: 5 Nov. 2007
A new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura; Hylidae) from Brazil
LUIS FELIPE TOLEDO, PAULO C. A. GARCIA, RODRIGO LINGNAU & CELIO F. B. HADDAD (Brasil)
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Zootaxa 1653: 1-20 (3 Dec. 2007)  5 plates; 30 references                            Accepted: 11 Oct. 2007
Systematics of the genus Rhacophorus (Amphibia, Anura): identity of red-webbed forms and description of a new species from Assam
SABITRY BORDOLOI (India), TUTUL BORTAMULI (India) & ANNEMARIE OHLER (France)
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Zootaxa 1639: 41-55 (16 Nov. 2007)  7 plates; 13 references                            Accepted: 18 Oct. 2007
Two new species of Platymantis (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from the Admiralty Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
Stephen J. Richards (Australia), ANDREW L. MACK (USA) & CHRISTOPHER C. AUSTIN (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1638: 1-20 (14 Nov. 2007)  6 plates; 69 references                            Accepted: 8 Oct. 2007
Redescription of the tadpoles of three species of frogs from Uruguay (Amphibia: Anura: Leiuperidae and Leptodactylidae), with notes on natural history
CLAUDIO BORTEIRO & FRANCISCO KOLENC (Uruguay)
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Zootaxa 1638: 59-68 (14 Nov. 2007)  6 plates; 13 references                            Accepted: 3 Sep. 2007
A new species of poison frog (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae) from the Andean mountains of Tolima, Colombia
MANUEL HERNANDO BERNAL, VICTOR FABIO LUNA-MORA,OSCAR GALLEGO & ALONSO QUEVEDO (Colombia)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1627: 23-39 (31 Oct. 2007)  8 plates; 34 references                            Accepted: 17 Sep. 2007
A large new species of Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from Cerrado of Brazil
NATAN M. MACIEL, REUBER A. BRANDAO, LEANDRO A. CAMPOS,& ANTONIO SEBBEN (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1623: 39-46 (26 Oct. 2007)  3 plates; 20 references                            Accepted: 18 Sep. 2007
Tadpole and advertisement call of Physalaemus erythros Caramaschi, Feio & Guimaraes-Neto, 2003 (Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae)
DELIO BAETA, ANA CAROLINA CALIJORNE LOURENCO & LUCIANA BARRETO NASCIMENTO (Brasil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1621: 1-16 (23 Oct. 2007)  1 plates; 20 references                            Accepted: 3 Sep. 2007
A new species of Philautus Gistel (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India
KOTAMBYLU VASUDEVA GURURAJA, K. P. DINESH, MUHAMED JAFER PALOT, C. RADHAKRISHNAN & T.V. RAMACHANDRA (India)
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Zootaxa 1621: 45-54 (23 Oct. 2007)  2 plates; 10 references                            Accepted: 6 Sep. 2007
A new species of the Pristimantis orestes Group (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Cordillera Occidental in northern Peru
EDGAR LEHR & GUNTHER KOHLER (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1618: 61-68 (19 Oct. 2007)  6 plates; 14 references                            Accepted: 17 Sep. 2007
A new species of Phrynopus from Departamento Cusco, southern Peru (Anura: Brachycephalidae)
JUAN C. CHAPARRO (Peru), IGNACIO DE LA RIVA (Spain), JOSE M. PADIAL (Spain), JOSE A. OCHOA (Peru) & EDGAR LEHR (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1616: 49-59 (17 Oct. 2007)  4 plates; 20 references                            Accepted: 24 Aug. 2007
Larval morphology in four species of Madagascan frogs of the subgenus Brygoomantis (Mantellidae: Mantidactylus)
ANGELIKA KNOLL, JORN KOHLER, FRANK GLAW, MEIKE TESCHKE & MIGUEL VENCES (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1614: 31-41 (15 Oct. 2007)  5 plates; 18 references                            Accepted: 30 Aug. 2007
A new Phyllomedusa Wagler (Anura, Hylidae) with reticulated pattern on flanks from Southeastern Brazil
ARIOVALDO A. GIARETTA, JULIO C. DE OLIVEIRA FILHO & MARCELO N. DE C. KOKUBUM (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1612: 45-53 (10 Oct. 2007)  4 plates; 25 references                            Accepted: 24 Aug. 2007
A new species of Scinax (Anura, Hylidae) of the S. ruber clade from Minas Gerais, Brazil
LEANDRO DE OLIVEIRA DRUMMOND, DELIO BAETA & MARIA RITA SILVERIO PIRES (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1608: 1-10 (5 Oct. 2007)  5 plates; 11 references                            Accepted: 29 Aug. 2007
A redescription of Leptodactylus jolyi Sazima and Bokermann (Anura, Leptodactylidae) and the recognition of a new closely related species
Ariovaldo A. Giaretta & HUGO C. M. COSTA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1605: 59-67 (1 Oct. 2007)  5 plates; 30 references                            Accepted: 24 Aug. 2007
A new species of Chiasmocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Iquitos region, Amazonian Peru, with possible direct development
JIRI MORAVEC (Czech Republic) & JORN KOHLER (Germany)
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 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1600: 1-175 (28 Sep. 2007)  80 plates; 267 references                           Accepted: 3 Aug. 2007
Anatomy of anuran tadpoles from lentic water bodies: systematic relevance and correlation with feeding habits
M. FLORENCIA VERA CANDIOTI (Argentina)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1595: 31-41 (26 Sep. 2007)  2 plates; 21 references                            Accepted: 18 Aug. 2007
A new species of Nyctibatrachus Boulenger (Amphibia: Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) from the Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India
C. RADHAKRISHNAN, K.P. DINESH & M.S. RAVICHANDRAN (India)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1589: 23-32 (19 Sep. 2007)  3 plates; 29 references                            Accepted: 4 Sep. 2007
Conservation implications of a morphometric comparison between the Illinois Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis) and Strecker's Chorus Frog (P. s. streckeri) (Anura: Hylidae) from Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas
JOY B. TRAUTH, RONALD L. JOHNSON, & STANLEY E. TRAUTH (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1580: 51-62 (10 Sep. 2007)  3 plates; 36 references                            Accepted: 7 Aug. 2007
The tadpole of Hylorina sylvatica (Anura: Cyclorhamphidae) in southern Chile
DIANA R. CARDENAS-ROJAS, FELIPE RABANAL & J. RAM[N FORMAS (Chile)
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Zootaxa 1577: 61-68 (7 Sep. 2007) 4 plates; 17 references                            Accepted: 26 Jun. 2007
Discovery of the genus Plethodontohyla (Anura: Microhylidae) in dry western Madagascar: description of a new species and biogeographic implications
FRANK GLAW, JORN KOHLER, PARFAIT BORA, NIRHY H. C. RABIBISOA, OLGA RAMILIJAONA & MIGUEL VENCES (USA)
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Zootaxa 1574: 31-47 (3 Sep. 2007) 7 plates; 31 references                            Accepted: 7 Jun. 2007
Two new canyon-dwelling frogs from the arid sandstone Isalo Massif, central-southern Madagascar (Mantellidae, Mantellinae)
VINCENZO MERCURIO (Germany) & FRANCO ANDREONE (Italy)
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 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1572: 1-82 (31 Aug. 2007) 24 plates; 244 references                            Accepted: 3 Aug. 2007
Revision of the characters of Centrolenidae (Amphibia: Anura: Athesphatanura), with comments on its taxonomy and the description of new taxa of glassfrogs
DIEGO F. CISNEROS-HEREDIA (UK) & ROY W. MCDIARMID (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1557: 1-32 (22 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 80 references                            Accepted: 22 Jun. 2007
A taxonomic revision of Atelopus pachydermus, and description of two new (extinct?) species of Atelopus from Ecuador (Anura: Bufonidae)
LUIS A. COLOMA (Ecuador), STEFAN LOTTERS (The Netherlands), WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN (USA) & ALFONSO MIRANDA-LEIVA (Peru)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1557: 67-68 (22 Aug. 2007) 0 plates; 5 references                            Accepted: 3 Aug. 2007
Lack of secondary sexual characters in a male of Tsingymantis antitra confirms its position as most basal mantelline frog lineage
ACHILLE P. RASELIMANANA (Madagascar), FRANK GLAW (Germany) & MIGUEL VENCES (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1555: 21-38 (20 Aug. 2007) 8 plates; 30 references                            Accepted: 28 Jun. 2007
A new species of Allobates (Anura: Aromobatidae: Allobatinae) exhibiting a novel reproductive behaviour
PHILIPPE J. R. KOK (Belgium) & RAFFAEL ERNST (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1555: 39-51 (20 Aug. 2007) 8 plates; 23 references                            Accepted: 2 Jun. 2007
A new, toxic species of Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae) from the Cordillera Central of Colombia
TARAN GRANT (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1541: 31-40 (2 Aug. 2007) 5 plates; 27 references                            Accepted: 18 Jun. 2007
A new dwarf forest toad (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides) from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania
MICHELE MENEGON (Italy), SEBASTIANO SALVIDIO (Italy), WILIRK NGALASON (Tanzania) & SIMON P. LOADER (Switzerland)
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Zootaxa 1540: 61-67 (2 Aug. 2007) 2 plates; 33 references                            Accepted: 13 May 2007
Dendropsophus minutus (Anura: Hylidae) of the Guiana Shield: using DNA barcodes to assess identity and diversity
MONTY A. HAWKINS, JACK W. SITES JR. & BRICE P. NOONAN (USA)
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Zootaxa 1531: 25-37 (23 Jul. 2007) 6 plates; 32 references                            Accepted: 2 Jun. 2007
The tadpole of Hypsiboas latistriatus (Caramaschi & Cruz, 2004), a species of the Hypsiboas polytaenius (Cope, 1870) clade (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)
VICTOR GOYANNES DILL ORRICO, MARCELLE MANTOANELLI MONGIN & ANA MARIA PAULINO TELLES DE CARVALHO-E-SLIVA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1531: 49-55 (23 Jul. 2007) 1 plates; 28 references                            Accepted: 18 Jun. 2007
Paraphyly of Chinese Amolops (Anura, Ranidae) and phylogenetic position of the rare Chinese frog, Amolops tormotus
HONG-XIA CAI, JING CHE, JUN-FENG PANG, ER-MI ZHAO& YA-PING ZHANG (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1529: 61-68 (19 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 22 references                            Accepted: 2 Jun. 2007
Description of the tadpole of Leptodactylus vastus (Anura: Leptodactylidae)
WASHINGTON LUIZ DA SILVA VIEIRA, GINDOMAR GOMES SANTANA & KLEBER DA SILVA VIEIRA (Brasil)
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Zootaxa 1525: 51-59 (12 Jul. 2007) 0 plates; 5 references                            Accepted: 8 Jun. 2007
A new species of 'spike-nosed' frog from northern New Guinea (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria)
STEPHEN J. RICHARDS (Australia)
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Zootaxa 1523: 49-58 (9 Jul. 2007) 6 plates; 37 references                            Accepted: 21 May 2007
Description of the tadpole of Leptodactylus pustulatus Peters, 1870 (Anura: Leptodactylidae) RAFAEL O. DE SA (USA), REUBER BRANDAO (Brasil) & LORENA DALL'ARA GUIMARAES (Brasil)
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Zootaxa 1519: 17-26 (2 Jul. 2007) 5 plates; 14 references                            Accepted: 21 May 2007
A new large green species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from western New Guinea
PAUL OLIVER (Australia), STEPHEN J. RICHARDS (Australia), BURHAN TJATURADI (Indonesia) & DJOKO ISKANDAR (Indonesia)
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Zootaxa 1514: 37-60 (25 Jun. 2007) 0 plates; 69 references                            Accepted: 13 May 2007
A list of herpetological type specimens in the collections of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery and University of Papua New Guinea
GLENN M. SHEA (Australia) & FRED KRAUS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1512: 51-64 (21 Jun. 2007) 8 plates; 27 references                            Accepted: 7 May 2007
A new species of palustrine Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Puerto Rico
NEFTALI RIOS-LOPEZ & RICHARD THOMAS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1509: 61-67 (18 Jun. 2007) 2 plates; 31 references                            Accepted: 7 May 2007
Redescription of the tadpole of Leptodactylus rhodomystax (Anura: Leptodactylidae) with natural history notes
DOMINGOS J. RODRIGUES, MARCELO MENIN & ALBERTINA P. LIMA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1508: 61-68 (18 Jun. 2007) 4 plates; 27 references                            Accepted: 7 May 2007
New species of toad, genus Frostius Cannatella, 1986, from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Bahia, Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)
BRUNO V.S. PIMENTA & ULISSES CARAMASCHI (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1501: 31-44 (7 Jun. 2007) 2 plates; 54 references                            Accepted: 23 Apr. 2007
Molecular systematics of Malagasy poison frogs in the Mantella betsileo and M. laevigata species groups
FALITIANA C.E. RABEMANANJARA (The Netherlands), ANGELICA CROTTINI (Italy), YLENIA CHIARI (USA), FRANCO ANDREONE (Italy), FRANK GLAW (Germany), REMI DUGUET (La Reunion), PARFAIT BORA (Madagascar), OLGA RAVOAHANGIMALALA RAMILIJAONA (Madagascar) & MIGUEL VENCES (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1498: 35-43 (4 Jun. 2007) 4 plates; 4 references                            Accepted: 25 Apr. 2007
Two new species of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from Valle de Sibundoy, Putumayo, Colombia
JONH JAIRO MUESES-CISNEROS (Colombia)
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Zootaxa 1485: 13-32 (28 May 2007) 10 plates; 25 references                            Accepted: 28 Mar. 2007
Two new species of Platymantis (Anura: Ranidae) from New Britain
FRED KRAUS & ALLEN ALLISON (USA)
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Zootaxa 1485: 33-41 (28 May 2007) 2 plates; 35 references                            Accepted: 24 Apr. 2007
An enigmatic new species of Glassfrog (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Amazonian Andean slopes of Ecuador
DIEGO F. CISNEROS-HEREDIA (USA) & PAcL MEZA-RAMOS (Ecuador)
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Zootaxa 1485: 51-57 (28 May 2007) 5 plates; 13 references                            Accepted: 28 Mar. 2007
Rediscovery of Phrynopus peruanus Peters 1874 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae)
EDGAR LEHR (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1482: 25-68 (24 May 2007) 0 plates; 117 references                            Accepted: 28 Mar. 2007
Type specimens of amphibians in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands
M. EULALIA GASSO MIRACLE, LARS W. VAN DEN HOEK OSTENDE & JAN WILLEM ARNTZEN (The Netherlands)
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Zootaxa 1447: 27-45 (12 Apr. 2007) 11 plates; 39 references                             Accepted: 31 Jan. 2007
A new species of Glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the lowlands of northwestern Ecuador, with comments on centrolenid osteology
JUAN M. GUAYASAMIN & LINDA TRUEB (USA)
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Zootaxa 1441: 35-49 (5 Apr. 2007) 5 plates; 20 references                             Accepted: 26 Jan. 2007
On the identity of Hyla strigilata Spix, 1824 (Anura: Hylidae): redescription and neotype designation for a "ghost" taxon
B.V.S. PIMENTA, J. FAIVOVICH & J.P. POMBAL JR. (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1441: 51-62 (5 Apr. 2007) 6 plates; 47 references                             Accepted: 13 Jan. 2007
A new species of Hyalinobatrachium (Centrolenidae: Anura) from Serrania dePerijia Venezuela
S. CASTROVIEJO-FISHER (Sweden), J.AYARZAGUENA (Spain) & CARLES VILA (Venezuela)
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Zootaxa 1435: 1-17 (29 Mar. 2007) 8 plates; 40 references                             Accepted: 6 Dec. 2006
Morphological characterization of Leptodactylus elenae tadpoles (Anura: Leptodactylidae: L. fuscus group), from central Paraguay
M. FLORENCIA VERA CANDIOTI (Argentina), FRANCISCO BRUSQUETTI (Argentina) & FLAVIA NETTO (Paraguay)
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Zootaxa 1435: 51-68 (29 Mar. 2007) 6 plates; 29 references                             Accepted: 3 Feb. 2007
A new rock dwelling frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from Eastern Cuba, with comments on other species with similar habits
LUIS M. DIAZ, ANTONIO CADIZ & NILS NAVARRO (Cuba)
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Zootaxa 1422: 59-68 (8 Mar. 2007) 4 plates; 35 references                             Accepted: 26 Jan. 2007
The auditory region of Brachycephalus and its bearing on the monophyly of the genus (Anura: Brachycephalidae)
H.R. DA SILVA, L.A. CAMPOS & A. SEBBEN (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1409: 51-59 (19 Feb. 2007)  5 plates; 15 references                              Accepted: 17 Jan. 2007
A new species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Goa, India
G. BHATTA , K.P. DINESH , P. PRASHANTH & N.U. KULKARNI (India)
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Zootaxa 1403: 55-68 (5 Feb. 2007)  11 plates; 6 references                                   Accepted: 5 Dec. 2006
A new species of endemic frog belonging to genus Nannophrys Gunther, 1869 (Anura: Dicroglossinae) from Sri Lanka
S.S. FERNANDO, L.J.M. WICKRAMASINGHA & R.K. RODIRIGO (Sri Lanka)
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Zootaxa 1403: 37-54 (5 Feb. 2007)  5 plates; 35 references                                 Accepted: 4 Dec. 2006
Osteological characterization of four putative species of the genus Adenomera (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with comments on intra- and interspecific variation
M.L. PONSSA (Argentina) & W.R. HEYER (USA)
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Zootaxa 1401: 53-61 (1 Feb. 2007)  2 plates; 25 references                            Accepted: 19 Dec. 2006
Descriptions of the tadpoles of two species of Gephyromantis, with a discussion of the phylogenetic origin of direct development in mantellid frogs
R.-D. RANDRIANIAINA (Madagascar), F. GLAW (Germany), M. THOMAS (Switzerland), J. GLOS (Germany), N. RAMINOSOA (Madagascar), M. VENCES (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1397: 17-24 (25 Jan. 2007)  3 plates; 24 references                             Accepted: 19 Dec. 2006
Description of the tadpoles of Proceratophrys cristiceps (Anura: Cycloramphidae, Odontophrynini)
W. L. DA SILVA VIEIRA, K. DA SILVA VIEIRA & G.G. SANTANA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1397: 1-15 (25 Jan. 2007)  6 plates; 34 references                               Accepted: 19 Dec. 2006
New species amongst Sri Lanka's extinct shrub frogs (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae: Philautus)
M. MEEGASKUMBURA (USA), K. MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI (Sri Lanka), CH.J. SCHNEIDER (USA) & R. PETHIYAGODA (Sri Lanka)
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Zootaxa 1391: 47-55 (15 Jan. 2007)  3 plates; 21 references                           Accepted: 29 Nov. 2006
A new and threatened species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from Queimada Grande Island, southeastern Brazil
C.A. BRASILEIRO, C.F.B. HADDAD, R.J. SAWAYA & M. MARTINS (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1389: 61-68 (11 Jan. 2007)  4 plates; 24 references                           Accepted: 21 Nov. 2006
New frog (Brachycephalidae: Eleutherodactylus) from the Western Flank of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
S.B. ARROYO (Colombia)
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Zootaxa 1387: 39-46 (8 Jan. 2007)  1 plate; 31 references                           Accepted: 10 Nov. 2006
Description of the tadpole of Itapotihyla langsdorffii (Anura: Hylidae)
B.V.S. PIMENTA & C. CANEDO (Brazil)
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2006

Zootaxa 1361: 21-31 (20 Nov. 2006) 1 plate; 28 references                              Accepted: 3 Oct. 2006
Review of the taxonomy and conservation status of the Ecuadorian Glassfrog Centrolenella puyoensis Flores & McDiarmid (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae)
D.F. CISNEROS-HEREDIA & R.W. MCDIARMID (USA)
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Zootaxa 1360: 41-50 (20 Nov. 2006) 5 plates; 27 references                              Accepted: 19 Oct. 2006
The tadpole of Physalaemus henselii (Peters) (Anura: Leiuperidae)
F. KOLENC, C. BORTEIRO, M. TEDROS, D. NUNEZ & R. MANEYRO (Uruguay)
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Zootaxa 1353: 63-68 (9 Nov. 2006)  4 plates; 13 references                              Accepted: 30 Oct. 2006
Tadpole and advertisement call of Chiasmocleis albopunctata (Anura, Microhylidae) from Brazil
J.C. DE OLIVEIRA FILHO & A.A. GIARETTA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1349: 1-18  (2 Nov. 2006)  9 plates; 36 references                       Accepted: 20 Sept. 2006
Hyla vigilans Solano, 1971, a second species for the genus Scarthyla, redescription and distribution in Venezuela and Colombia
C.L. BARRIO-AMOROS (Venezuela), A.D. DE PASCUAL (Venezuela), J.J. MUESES-CISNEROS (Colombia), E. INFANTE (Venezuela) & A. CHACON (Venezuela)
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Zootaxa 1335: 51-53 (16 Oct. 2006)  10 references                                        Accepted:  28 Aug. 2006
Nomenclature of Discoglossus: the status of the nomina Discoglossus hispanicus Lataste, 1879 and Discoglossus algirus Lataste, 1879 (Anura: Discoglossidae)
CROCHET, P.-A. & DUBOIS, A. (France)
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Zootaxa 1334: 45-68 (16 Oct. 2006)  9 plates; 28 references                       Accepted:  11 Sept. 2006
A new morphologically cryptic species of forest frog (genus Platymantis) from New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago
R.M. BROWN (USA), S.J. RICHARDS (Australia), J. SUKUMARAN (USA) & J. FOUFOPOULOS (USA)
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Zootaxa 1334: 27-43 (16 Oct. 2006)  3 plates; 32 references                       Accepted:  17 Aug. 2006
Discovery of a new basal relict lineage of Madagascan frogs and its implications for mantellid evolution
F. GLAW, S. HOEGG & M. VENCES (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1334: 1-25 (16 Oct. 2006)  7 plates; 44 references                       Accepted:  28 Aug. 2006
A new species of Leptodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, with remarks on the systematics of associated populations
A. DE PADUA ALMEIDA (Brazil) & A. ANGULO (Peru)
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Zootaxa 1329: 39-57 (5 Oct. 2006)  4 plates; 23 references                       Accepted:  17 Aug. 2006
Comparative larval morphology in Madagascan frogs of the genus Guibemantis (Amphibia: Mantellidae)
S. VEJARANO (the Netherlands), M. THOMAS (Germany) & M. VENCES (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1327: 23-40 (2 Oct. 2006)  7 plates; 37 references                      Accepted:  21 Aug. 2006
A new species of tree frog, genus Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae), from the Amazon of northern Bolivia
J. MORAVEC (Czech Republic), J. APARICIO (Bolivia) & J. KÖHLER (Germany)
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Zootaxa 1327: 1-21 (2 Oct. 2006)  3 plates; 27 references                      Accepted:  17 Jul. 2006
A new species of Ansonia Stoliczka 1872 (Anura: Bufonidae) from Central Peninsular Malaysia and a revised taxonomy for Ansonia from the Malay Peninsula
L.L. GRISMER (USA)
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Zootaxa 1320: 57-68 (25 Sept. 2006) 4 plates; 35  references                          Accepted: 30 Aug. 2006
Cranial morphology and karyotypic analysis of Ceratophrys joazeirensis (Anura: Ceratophryidae, Ceratophrynae): taxonomic considerations
K.D.S. VIEIRA, A.P.Z. SILVA & C. ARZABE (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1309: 55-68 (7 Sept. 2006) 7 plates; 25  references                             Accepted:  16 Jul. 2006
A new species of Phyllomedusa (Anura: Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae) from northwestern Venezuela
C. L. BARRIO-AMORÓS (Venezuela)
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Zootaxa 1308: 49-62 (4 Sep. 2006)  6 plates; 30  references                             Accepted:  21 Aug. 2006
The tadpole of Chaunus dorbignyi (Duméril & Bibron) (Anura, Bufonidae).
C. BORTEIRO, F. KOLENC, M. TEDROS & C. PRIGIONI (Uruguay)
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Zootaxa 1302: 1-20 (24 Aug. 2006)  10 plates; 33  references                               Accepted:  17 Jul. 2006
A new Eleutherodactylus (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from the Venezuelan Guayana, and redescription of Eleutherodactylus vilarsi (Melin)
C.L. BARRIO-AMORÓS & C.R. MOLINA (Venezuela)
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Zootaxa 1295: 41-60 (14 Aug. 2006) 10 plates; 13 references                             Accepted:  10 Jul. 2006
Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea
S.J. RICHARDS & P.M. OLIVER (Australia)
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Zootaxa 1285: 51-64 (11 Aug. 2006) 5 plates; 8 references                            Accepted:  18 Jul. 2006
Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Andes of northern Peru
W. E. DUELLMAN (USA), E. LEHR (Germany) & P. J. VENEGAS (Peru)
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Zootaxa 1284: 53-60 (11 Aug. 2006) 3 plates; 12 references                               Accepted: 10 Jul. 2006
The taxonomic status of Phrynopus pereger Lynch 1975 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae)
E. LEHR (Germany) & C. AGUILAR (Peru)
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Zootaxa 1278: 49-56 (3 Aug. 2006) 2 plates; 14 references                              Accepted: 19 May 2006
Distribution and morphological variation of Eleutherodactylus mercedesae Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) with first record for Peru
J.M. PADIAL (Spain), R. McDIARMID (USA) & I. DE LA RIVA (Spain) 
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Zootaxa 1278: 57-68 (3 Aug. 2006) 4 plates; 18 references                              Accepted: 23 Jun. 2006
A new species of arboreal toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Chaunus) from Madidi National Park, Bolivia
J.M. PADIAL (Spain), S. REICHLE (Germany), R. McDIARMID (USA) & I. DE LA RIVA  (Spain) 
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Zootaxa 1271: 29-35 (24 Jul. 2006) 5 plates; 7 references                               Accepted: 30 Jun. 2006
A new species of Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the western flank of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
J.J. MUESES-CISNEROS (Colombia) 
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Zootaxa 1268: 39-57 (20 Jul. 2006) 9 plates; 17 references                 &