Discoveries

Total Number of new species discovered: 150

Described by those in parentheses. Only LSU personnel listed.

Fish

Nandus prolixus (2006 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Photoplagios laterofenestra (2007 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Nuchequula mannusella (2007 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Equulites absconditus (2010 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Milyeringa brooksi (2010 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Halieutichthys bispinosus (2010 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Halieutichthys intermedius (2010 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Profundulus kreiseri (2012 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Typhleotris mararybe (2012 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Roeboides bussingi (2013 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Amblyopsis hooseri (2014) - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Caecieleotris morrisi (2016 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Photolateralis polyfenestrus (2019 - Prosanta Chakrabarty)
Amphibians & Reptiles
Rhadinaea myersi (1965 - Douglas Rossman)
Rhadinaea binfordi (1965 - Douglas Rossman)
Adelophis foxi (1968 - Douglas Rossman, Richard Blaney)
Thamnophis exsul (1969 - Douglas Rossman)
Diploglossus agasepsoides (1971 - Richard Thomas)
Typhlops tasymigris (1974 - Richard Thomas)
Helicops yacu (1975 - Douglas Rossman)
Ialtris agyrtes (1976 - Douglas Rossman)
Sibynomorphus oneilli (1979 - Douglas Rossman, Richard Thomas)
Phyllodactylus gemmulus (1996 - David Good)
Pseudocalotes larutensis (2001 - Jimmy McGuire)
Leptotyphlops greenwelli (2005 - Jeff Boundy)
Thamnophis lineri (2005 - Douglas Rossman, Frank Burbrink)
Thamnophis bogerti (2005 - Douglas Rossman, Frank Burbrink)
Thamnophis godmani (2005 - Douglas Rossman, Frank Burbrink)
Platymantis latro (2007 - Christopher Austin)
Platymantis admiraltiensis (2007 - Christopher Austin)
Lipinia inexpectata (2007 - Christopher Austin)
Eutropis tammanna (2008 - Christopher Austin)
Emoia tuitarere (2011 - Christopher Austin , Alison Hamilton)
Paedophryne swiftorum (2012 - Christopher Austin, Eric Rittmeyer)
Paedophryne amanuensis (2012 - Christopher Austin, Eric Rittmeyer)
Tribolonotus choiseulensis (2017- Christopher Austin, Eric Rittmeyer)
Tribolonotus parkeri (2017 - Christopher Austin, Eric Rittmeyer)
Stegonotus derooijae (2017 - Christopher Austin , Sara Ruane, John McVay)
Stegonotus admiraltiensis (2017 - Christopher Austin , Sara Ruane, John McVay)
Stegonotus iridis (2017 - Christopher Austin , Sara Ruane, John McVay)
Stegonotus melanolabiatus (2017 - Christopher Austin , Sara Ruane, John McVay)
Tribolonutus choiseulensis (2017 - Christopher Austin)
Cyrtodactylus crustulus (2020 - Christopher Austin)

Birds

Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron (1964 - George Lowery, John O'Neill)
Cacicus koepckeae (1965 - George Lowery, John O'Neill)
Conioptilon mcilhennyi (1966 - George Lowery, John O'Neill)
Grallaria eludens (1969 - George Lowery, John O'Neill)
Nephelornis oneilli (1976 - George Lowery)
Xenoglaux loweryi (1977 - John O'Neill, Gary Graves)
Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus (1979 - John O'Neill)
Metallura odomae (1980 - Gary Graves)
Grallaria carrikeri (1982 - Tom Schulenberg, Morris Williams)
Grallaricula ochraceifrons (1983 - John O'Neill, Ted Parker)
Thryothorus eisenmanni (1985 - Ted Parker, John O'Neill)
Tangara meyerdeschauensii (1985 - Tom Schulenberg)
Herpsilochmus parkeri (1986 - Tristan Davis, John O'Neill)
Otus petersoni (1986 - John O'Neill)
Nannopsittaca dachilleae (1991 - John O'Neill)
Acrobatornis fonsecai (1996 - Bret Whitney)
Tolmomyias traylori (1997 - Tom Schulenberg, Ted Parker)
Herpsilochmus gentryi (1998 - Bret Whitney)
Myrmotherula fjeldsaai (1999 - Bret Whitney)
Capito wallacei (2000 - John O'Neill, Dan Lane)
Hepsilochmus sellowi (2000 - Bret Whitney)
Zimmerius villarejoi (2001 - Bret Whitney)
Percnostola arenarum (2001 - Bret Whitney)
Thamnophilus divisorius (2004 - Bret Whitney, Robb Brumfield)
Polioptila clementsi (2005 - Bret Whitney)
Cnipodectes superrufus (2007 – Dan Lane, Thomas Valqui)
Scytalopus petrophilus (2010 – Bret Whitney)
Turdus sanchezorum (2011 – John O’Neill, Dan Lane, Luciano Naka)
Capito fitzpatricki (2012 – Glenn Seeholzer, Mike Harvey)
Thryophilus sernai (2012 – Andres Cuervo)
Orthotomus chaktomuk (2013 – Fred Sheldon)
Nystalus obamai (2013 – Bret Whitney, Marco Rego)
Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae (2013 – Luciano Naka)
Epinecrophylla dentei (2013 – Bret Whitney, Gustavo Bravo, Nati Aristizabal)
Myrmotherula oreni (2013 – Bret Whitney)
Herpsilochmus stotzi (2013 – Gustavo Bravo)
Herpsilochmus praedictus (2013 – Bret Whitney, Gustavo Bravo)
Hypocnemis rondoni (2013 – Bret Whitney, Gustavo Bravo, Nati Aristizabal)
Zimmerius chicomendesi (2013 – Bret Whitney)
Tolmomyias sucunduri (2013 – Bret Whitney)
Polioptila attenboroughi (2013 – Bret Whitney, Brian Smith)
Scytalopus gonzagai (2014 – Bret Whitney)
Machaeropterus eckelberryi (2017 - Dane Lane, John O'Neill)
Myrmoderus eowilsoni (2017 - Andre Moncrieff, Oscar Johnson, Dan Lane)
Pycnonotus pseudosimplex (2019 - Subir Shakya, Frederick Sheldon)
Heliothraupis oneilli (2021- Daniel Lane, Gary H. Rosenberg)

Mammals

Peromyscus latirostris (1950 - Walter Dalquest) *now Peromyscus furvus
Chaetodipus lineatus (1951 - Walter Dalquest)
Sturnira nana (1971 - Alfred Gardner, John O'Neill)
Philander mcilhennyi (1972 - Alfred Gardner)
Mimon koepckeae (1972 - Alfred Gardner)
Vampyrops nigellus (1972 - Alfred Gardner) *now Platyrrhinus nigellus
Neusticomys peruviensis (1974 - Alfred Gardner)
Scutisorex thori (2013 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Thomomys nayarensis (2014 - Verity Mathis, Mark Hafner)
Crocidura abscondita (2014 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Bunomys torajae (2014 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Apomys lubangensis (2014 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Apomys iridensis (2014 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Waiomys mamasae (2014 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Hyorhinomys stuempkei (2015 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Crocidura newmarki (2015 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Crocidura munissii (2015 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Crocidura mdumai (2015 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Gracilimus radix (2016 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Crocidura umbra (2017 - Jacob Esselstyn, Terry Demos)
Palawanosorex muscorum (2018 - Jacob Esselstyn, Tom Giarla)
Rhynchomys labo (2019 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Rhynchomys mingan (2019 - Jacob Esselstyn)
Crocidura caudipilosa (2019 - Jacob Esselstyn, Heru Handika)
Crocidura microelongata (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura quasielongata (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura pseudorhoditis (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura australis (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura pallida (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura baletei (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura mediocris (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura parva (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura tenebrosa (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura brevicauda (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura caudicrassa (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura normalis (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura ordinaria (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)
Crocidura solita (2021- Jacob A. Esselstyn, Heru Handika, Mark T. Swanson)

Parasites

Ophiomegistus spectabilis (2007 - Christopher Austin)
Plasmodium gemini (2009 - Christopher Austin)
Plasmodium megalotrypa (2009 - Christopher Austin)
Plasmodium koreafense (2009 - Christopher Austin)
Plasmodium minuoviride (2009 - Christopher Austin)
Falcaustra tannaensis (2010 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria zugi (2013 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria nuiailan (2013 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria auffenbergi (2013 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria lipinia (2013 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria lesson (2013 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria Melanesia (2013 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria krausi (2014 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria greeri (2014 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria burseyi (2014 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria goldbergi (2014 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria boulengeri (2014 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria niuginiensis (2014 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria perkinsae (2014 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria iovai (2017 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria kirkpatricki (2017 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria stevejayuptoni (2017 - Christopher Austin)
Eimeria emoia (2017 - Christopher Austin)