New species in 2011
Field work by Australian Museum researchers results in the addition of new specimens to the Museum’s already significant collection, including holotypes and paratypes: the original specimens used by scientists to describe and name new species.
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Newly described species in 2011 so far:
140
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This species counter is a visual representation of how Australian Museum scientists bring the knowledge of newly described species to the world. Each time a species is newly described, the counter will be updated.
Explore the newly discovered species of 2011.
For most species we also have images or even sounds and videos.
Frogs
- Leptobrachium leucops
- Leptolalax bidoupensis
Snails:
- Australocosmica (new genus)
- Australocosmica augustae
- Australocosmica sanctumpatriciusae
- Australocosmica vulcanica
- Amplirhagada sinenomine
- Amplirhagada storriana
- Amplirhagada globosa
- Amplirhagada alkuonides
- Amplirhagada atlantis
- Amplirhagada carsoniana
- Amplirhagada alicunda
- Amplirhagada moraniana
- Amplirhagada davidsoniana
- Amplirhagada vialae
- Amplirhagada discoidea
- Amplirhagada forrestiana
- Amplirhagada inusitata
- Amplirhagada coffea
- Amplirhagada gardneriana
- Amplirhagada lindsayae
- Amplirhagada bendraytoni
- Amplirhagada angustocauda
- Ampirhagada epiphallica
- Kimboraga glabra
- Kimboraga wulalam
- Kimboraga cascadensis
- Globorhagada confusa
- Globorhagada wunandarra
- Globorhagada yoowadan
- Globorhagada uwinsensis
- Rhagada biggeana
- Rhagada kessneri
- Rhagada sheaei
- Rhagada felicitas
- Rhagada dominica
- Rhagada primigena
- Retroterra aequabilis
- Retroterra discoidea
- Retroterra acutocostata
- Molema (new genus)
- Molema stankowskii
- Baudinella thielei
- Baudinella boongareensis
- Baudinella tuberculata
- Baudinella setobaudinioides
- Baudinella occidentalis
- Setobaudinia kalumburuana
- Setobaudinia herculea
- Setobaudinia ngurraali
- Setobaudinia umbadayi
- Setobaudinia wuyurru
- Setobaudinia capillacea
- Setobaudinia garlinju
- Setobaudinia gumalamala
- Setobaudinia insolita
- Setobaudinia quinta
- Setobaudinia joycei
- Setobaudinia karczewski
- Torresitrachia aquilonia
- Torresitrachia eclipsis
- Torresitrachia janszi
- Torresitrachia urvillei
- Torresitrachia brookei
- Torresitrachia baudini
- Torresitrachia allouarni
- Torresitrachia flindersi
- Torresitrachia freycineti
- Torresitrachia tasmani
- Torresitrachia houtmani houtmani
- Torresitrachia houtmani dampieri
- Torresitrachia leichhardti
- Torresitrachia hartogi
- Torresitrachia girgarinae
- Kimberleytrachia (new genus)
- Kimberleytrachia somniator
- Kimberleytrachia alphacentauri
- Kimberleytrachia aequum
- Kimberleytrachia canopi
- Kimberleytrachia chartacea
- Kimberleytrachia hirsuta
- Kimberleytrachia achernaria
- Kimberleytrachia amplirhagadoides
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Dendronotus patricki
Shrimps:
- Metacrangon haona
- Metacrangon hikurangi
- Metacrangon rau
- Metacrangon teina
Amphipods
- Elasmopus arafura
- Elasmopus carteri
- Elasmopus hyperopia
- Elasmopus leveque
- Elasmopus mcluerensis
- Elasmopus otus
- Elasmopus shepherdi
- Hoho fenwicki
- Hoho kalbarri
- Hoho kangarooensis
- Hoho lowryi
- Hoho tricarinata
- Hoho wittecarra
- Mallacoota barnardi
- Mallacoota bulowara
- Mallacoota kunmunyah
- Mallacoota maridwinae
- Mallacoota penelope
- Mallacoota sirius
- Mallacoota worimi
- Parelasmopus aumogo
- Tryphosella betka
- Tryphosella bicheno
- Tryphosella chinchilla
- Tryphosella cooee
- Tryphosella fortescue
- Tryphosella freycinet
- Tryphosella martrudan
- Tryphosella rodondo
- Tryphosella sorell
- Tryphosella tathra
- Tryphosella toowoomba
- Tryphosella tuckanarra
- Tryphosella wangaratta
Isopods
- Andhracoides shabuddin
Spiders:
- Misgolas gwennethae
- Misgolas horsemanae
- Misgolas kampenae
- Misgolas paulaskewi
- Misgolas phippsi
- Misgolas rowelli
- Misgolas shawi
- Misgolas tannerae
- Oztira kroombit
- Storenosoma bifidum
- Storenosoma bondi
- Storenosoma forsteri
- Storenosoma grayi
- Storenosoma grossum
- Storenosoma picadilly
- Storenosoma smithae
- Storenosoma tasmaniensis
- Storenosoma victoria
Mr
Martin Pueschel
, Scientific Illustrator
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