Names with citations in year 2012
- Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura
- Family: Allophrynidae
- Family: Alsodidae
- Family: Aromobatidae
- Subfamily: Allobatinae
- Subfamily: Anomaloglossinae
- Genus: Anomaloglossus
- Species: Anomaloglossus astralogaster Myers, Ibáñez, Grant, and Jaramillo, 2012
- Species: Anomaloglossus isthminus Myers, Ibáñez, Grant, and Jaramillo, 2012
- Species: Anomaloglossus leopardus Ouboter and Jairam, 2012
- Species: Anomaloglossus surinamensis Ouboter and Jairam, 2012
- Subfamily: Aromobatinae
- Family: Arthroleptidae
- Family: Brachycephalidae
- Genus: Brachycephalus
- Species: Brachycephalus guarani Clemente-Carvalho, Giaretta, Condez, Haddad, and Reis, 2012
- Species: Brachydactylus tridactylus Garey, Lima, Hartmann, and Haddad, 2012
- Synonym: Brachycephalus tridactylus Garey, Lima, Hartmann, and Haddad, 2012
- Genus: Ischnocnema
- Family: Brevicipitidae
- Family: Bufonidae
- Genus: Amazophrynella Fouquet, Recoder, Teixeira, Cassimiro, Amaro, Camacho, Damasceno, Carnaval, Moritz, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Synonym: Amazonella Fouquet, Recoder, Teixeira, Cassimiro, Amaro, Camacho, Damasceno, Carnaval, Moritz, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Species: Amazophrynella bokermanni (Izecksohn, 1994)
- Synonym: Amazonella bokermanni — Fouquet, Recoder, Teixeira, Cassimiro, Amaro, Camacho, Damasceno, Carnaval, Moritz, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Synonym: Amazophrynella bokermanni — Fouquet, Recoder, Teixeira, Cassimiro, Amaro, Camacho, Damasceno, Carnaval, Moritz, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Species: Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941)
- Synonym: Amazonella minutus — Fouquet, Recoder, Teixeira, Cassimiro, Amaro, Camacho, Damasceno, Carnaval, Moritz, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Synonym: Amazophrynella minuta — Fouquet, Recoder, Teixeira, Cassimiro, Amaro, Camacho, Damasceno, Carnaval, Moritz, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Species: Amazophrynella vote Ávila, Carvalho, Gordo, Kawashita-Ribeiro, and Morais, 2012
- Genus: Ansonia
- Genus: Atelopus
- Species: Atelopus hoogmoedi Lescure, 1974
- Synonym: Atelopus hoogmoedi hoogmoedi Ouboter and Jairam, 2012
- Synonym: Atelopus hoogmoedi nassaui Ouboter and Jairam, 2012
- Genus: Dendrophryniscus
- Genus: Melanophryniscus
- Genus: Rhaebo
- Genus: Rhinella
- Family: Centrolenidae
- Family: Craugastoridae
- Subfamily: Pristimantinae
- Genus: Oreobates
- Species: Oreobates amarakaeri Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher, Guayasamin, Lehr, Delgado, Vaira, Teixeira, Aguayo-Vedia, and De la Riva, 2012
- Species: Oreobates ayacucho Lehr, 2007
- Synonym: Oreobates ayacucho — Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher, Guayasamin, Lehr, Delgado, Vaira, Teixeira, Aguayo-Vedia, and De la Riva, 2012
- Species: Oreobates crepitans (Bokermann, 1965)
- Synonym: Oreobates crepitans — Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher, Guayasamin, Lehr, Delgado, Vaira, Teixeira, Aguayo-Vedia, and De la Riva, 2012
- Species: Oreobates gemcare Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher, Guayasamin, Lehr, Delgado, Vaira, Teixeira, Aguayo-Vedia, and De la Riva, 2012
- Species: Oreobates lundbergi (Lehr, 2005)
- Synonym: Oreobates lehri — Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher, Guayasamin, Lehr, Delgado, Vaira, Teixeira, Aguayo-Vedia, and De la Riva, 2012
- Species: Oreobates machiguenga Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher, Guayasamin, Lehr, Delgado, Vaira, Teixeira, Aguayo-Vedia, and De la Riva, 2012
- Species: Oreobates remotus Teixeira, Amaro, Recoder, Sena, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Genus: Phrynopus
- Genus: Pristimantis
- Species: Pristimantis ameliae Barrio-Amorós, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis bellae Reyes-Puig and Yánez-Muñoz, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis bustamante Chaparro, Motta, Gutiérrez, and Padial, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis mariaelenae Venegas and Duellman, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis matidiktyo Ortega-Andrade and Valencia, 2012
- Synonym: Pristimantis (Pristimantis) matidiktyo Ortega-Andrade and Valencia, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis paulodutrai (Bokermann, 1975)
- Synonym: Pristimantis paulodutrai — Canedo and Haddad, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis ramagii (Boulenger, 1888)
- Synonym: Pristimantis ramagii — Canedo and Haddad, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis stipa Venegas and Duellman, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis ventrigranulosus Maciel, Vaz-Silva, Oliveira, and Padial, 2012
- Species: Pristimantis vinhai (Bokermann, 1975)
- Synonym: Pristimantis vinhai — Canedo and Haddad, 2012
- Family: Cycloramphidae
- Family: Dendrobatidae
- Family: Dicroglossidae
- Family: Eleutherodactylidae
- Family: Hemiphractidae
- Genus: Gastrotheca
- Species: Gastrotheca prasina Teixeira, Vechio, Recoder, Carnaval, Strangas, Damasceno, Sena, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Species: Gastrotheca recava Teixeira, Vechio, Recoder, Carnaval, Strangas, Damasceno, Sena, and Rodrigues, 2012
- Family: Hylidae
- Subfamily: Hylinae
- Genus: Bokermannohyla
- Species: Bokermannohyla flavopicta Leite, Pezzuti, and Garcia, 2012
- Species: Bokermannohyla napoli Carvalho, Giaretta, and Magrini, 2012
- Species: Bokermannohyla sapiranga Brandão, Magalhães, Garda, Campos, Sebben, and Maciel, 2012
- Genus: Corythomantis
- Genus: Dendropsophus
- Species: Dendropsophus frosti Motta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Venegas, Orrico, and Padial, 2012
- Species: Dendropsophus luddeckei Guarnizo, Escallón, Cannatella, and Amézquita, 2012
- Species: Dendropsophus norandinus Rivera-Correa and Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, 2012
- Genus: Hyloscirtus
- Species: Hyloscirtus criptico Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso, Tapia, Hutter, Toral-Contreras, and Guayasamin, 2012
- Species: Hyloscirtus princecharlesi Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso, Tapia, Hutter, Toral-Contreras, and Guayasamin, 2012
- Genus: Osteocephalus
- Species: Osteocephalus cannatellai Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz, and Manzano, 2012
- Species: Osteocephalus germani Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz, and Manzano, 2012
- Species: Osteocephalus vilmae Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz, and Manzano, 2012
- Genus: Scinax
- Subfamily: Pelodryadinae
- Family: Hyperoliidae
- Family: Leptodactylidae
- Family: Limnodynastidae
- Family: Mantellidae
- Subfamily: Boophinae
- Subfamily: Mantellinae
- Genus: Gephyromantis
- Species: Gephyromantis hintelmannae Wollenberg, Glaw, and Vences, 2012
- Synonym: Gephyromantis (Gephyromantis) hintelmannae Wollenberg, Glaw, and Vences, 2012
- Species: Gephyromantis mafy Vieites, Wollenberg, and Vences, 2012
- Synonym: Gephyromantis (Gephyromantis) mafy Vieites, Wollenberg, and Vences, 2012
- Family: Megophryidae
- Genus: Leptobrachium
- Species: Leptobrachium ingeri Hamidy, Matsui, Nishikawa, and Belabut, 2012
- Species: Leptobrachium kanowitense Hamidy, Matsui, Nishikawa, and Belabut, 2012
- Species: Leptobrachium rakhinensis Wogan, 2012
- Species: Leptobrachium xanthops Stuart, Phimmachak, Seateun, and Sivongxay, 2012
- Genus: Leptolalax
- Genus: Scutiger
- Genus: Xenophrys
- Family: Microhylidae
- Genus: Stereocyclops
- Subfamily: Asterophryinae
- Genus: Albericus
- Genus: Callulops
- Genus: Cophixalus
- Genus: Oreophryne
- Genus: Paedophryne
- Species: Paedophryne amauensis Rittmayer, Allison, Gründler, Thompson, and Austin, 2012
- Species: Paedophryne swiftorum Rittmayer, Allison, Gründler, Thompson, and Austin, 2012
- Subfamily: Cophylinae
- Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
- Genus: Elachistocleis
- Genus: Gastrophryne
- Genus: Hypopachus
- Species: Hypopachus pictiventris (Cope, 1886)
- Synonym: Hypopachus pictiventris — Streicher, Cox, Campbell, Smith, and de Sá, 2012
- Species: Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866)
- Synonym: Hypopachus ustum — Streicher, Cox, Campbell, Smith, and de Sá, 2012
- Subfamily: Kalophryninae
- Family: Myobatrachidae
- Family: Odontophrynidae
- Family: Phrynobatrachidae
- Genus: Phrynobatrachus
- Species: Phrynobatrachus rainerguentheri Rödel, Onadeko, Barej, and Sandberger, 2012
- Species: Phrynobatrachus ruthbeateae Rödel, Doherty-Bone, Kouete, Janzen, Garrett, Browne, Gonwouo, Barez, and Sandberger, 2012
- Family: Ranidae
- Genus: Amolops
- Genus: Glandirana
- Genus: Hylarana
- Genus: Pelophylax
- Species: Pelophylax cypriensis Plötner, Baier, Akın, Mazepa, Schreiber, Beerli, Litvinchuk, Bilgin, Borkin, and Uzzell, 2012
- Family: Rhacophoridae
- Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
- Genus: Philautus
- Species: Philautus everetti (Boulenger, 1894)
- Synonym: Philautus everetti — Hertwig, Das, Schweizer, Brown, and Haas, 2012
- Species: Philautus macroscelis (Boulenger, 1896)
- Synonym: Philautus macroscelis — Hertwig, Das, Schweizer, Brown, and Haas, 2012
- Genus: Polypedates
- Genus: Raorchestes
- Genus: Rhacophorus
- Species: Rhacophorus hongchibaensis Li, Liu, Chen, Wu, Murphy, Zhao, Wang, and Zhang, 2012
- Species: Rhacophorus robertingeri Orlov, Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Ananjeva, Nguyen, Sang, and Geissler, 2012
- Species: Rhacophorus wui Li, Liu, Chen, Wu, Murphy, Zhao, Wang, and Zhang, 2012
- Genus: Theloderma
- Species: Theloderma asperum (Boulenger, 1886)
- Synonym: Liuixalus albopunctatus — Hertwig, Das, Schweizer, Brown, and Haas, 2012
- Species: Theloderma bambusicolum Orlov, Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Ananjeva, Nguyen, Sang, and Geissler, 2012
- Species: Theloderma chuyangsinense Orlov, Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Ananjeva, Nguyen, Sang, and Geissler, 2012
- Species: Theloderma laeve (Smith, 1924)
- Synonym: Theloderma laeve — Orlov, Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Ananjeva, Nguyen, Sang, and Geissler, 2012
- Family: Telmatobiidae
- Order: Caudata
- Family: Hynobiidae
- Genus: Onychodactylus
- Species: Onychodactylus koreanus Min, Poyarkov, and Vieites, 2012
- Species: Onychodactylus nipponoborealis Kuro-o, Poyarkov, and Vieites, 2012
- Species: Onychodactylus zhangyapingi Che, Poyarkov, and Yan, 2012
- Species: Onychodactylus zhaoermii Che, Poyarkov, and Yan, 2012
- Family: Plethodontidae
- Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
- Synonym: Batrachosepini Wake, 2012
- Genus: Batrachoseps
- Genus: Bolitoglossa
- Species: Bolitoglossa aureogularis Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012
- Species: Bolitoglossa chinanteca Rovito, Parra-Olea, Lee, and Wake, 2012
- Synonym: Bolitoglossa (Nanotriton) chinanteca Rovito, Parra-Olea, Lee, and Wake, 2012
- Species: Bolitoglossa equatoriana Brame and Wake, 1972
- Synonym: Bolitoglossa ecuatoriana — Acosta-Galvis and Gutiérrez-Lamus, 2012
- Species: Bolitoglossa guaneae Acosta-Galvis and Gutiérrez-Lamus, 2012
- Species: Bolitoglossa kamuk Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012
- Species: Bolitoglossa splendida Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012
- Genus: Nototriton
- Genus: Oedipina
- Species: Oedipina chortiorum Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012
- Synonym: Oedipina (Oedipina) chortiorum Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012
- Species: Oedipina motaguae Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012
- Synonym: Oedipina (Oedipina) motaguae Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012
- Species: Oedipina nimaso Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012
- Species: Oedipina tzutujilorum Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012
- Synonym: Oedipina (Oedipina) tzutujilorum Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012
- Genus: Thorius
- Subfamily: Plethodontinae Gray, 1850
- Synonym: Aneidini Wake, 2012
- Synonym: Hydromantini Wake, 2012
- Family: Salamandridae
- Subfamily: Pleurodelinae
- Genus: Pachytriton
- Genus: Paramesotriton
- Species: Paramesotriton longliensis Li, Tian, Gu, and Xiong, 2008
- Synonym: Paramesotriton (Allomesotriton) longliensis — Gu, Wang, Chen, Tian, and Li, 2012
- Species: Paramesotriton maolanensis Gu, Chen, Tian, Li, and Ran, 2012
- Synonym: Paramesotriton (Allomesotriton) maolanensis Gu, Chen, Tian, Li, and Ran, 2012
- Species: Paramesotriton zhijinensis Li, Tian, and Gu, 2008
- Synonym: Paramesotriton (Allomesotriton) zhijinensis — Gu, Wang, Chen, Tian, and Li, 2012
- Genus: Tylototriton
- Species: Tylototriton broadoridgus Shen, Jiang, and Mo, 2012
- Species: Tylototriton dabienicus Chen, Wang, and Tao, 2010
- Synonym: Tylototriton dabienicus — Shen, Jiang, and Mo, 2012
- Species: Tylototriton lizhengchangi Hou, Zhang, Jiang, Li and Lu, 2012
- Synonym: Tylototriton (Yaotrion) lizhengchangi Hou, Zhang, Jiang, Li and Lu, 2012
- Species: Tylototriton pseudoverrucosus Hou, Gu, Zhang, Zeng, and Lu, 2012
- Synonym: Tylototriton (Tylototriton) pseudoverrucosus Hou, Gu, Zhang, Zeng, and Lu, 2012
- Species: Tylototriton verrucosus Anderson, 1871
- Synonym: Tylototriton (Tylototriton) verrucosus pulcherrima —Hou, Zhang, Li, and Lu, 2012
- Synonym: Tylototriton (Tylototriton) verrucosus verrucosus — Hou, Li, and Lu, 2012
- Species: Tylototriton yangi Hou, Zhang, Zhou, Li, and Lu, 2012
- Synonym: Tylototriton (Tylototriton) yangi Hou, Zhang, Zhou, Li, and Lu, 2012
- Subfamily: Salamandrinae
- Order: Gymnophiona
- Family: Chikilidae Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson, and Biju, 2012
- Genus: Chikila Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson, and Biju, 2012
- Species: Chikila fulleri (Alcock, 1904)
- Synonym: Chikila fulleri — Kamei, San Mauro, Gower, Van Bocxlaer, Sherratt, Thomas, Babu, Bossuyt, Wilkinson, and Biju, 2012
- Family: Ichthyophiidae
- Genus: Ichthyophis
- Species: Ichthyophis asplenius Taylor, 1965
- Synonym: Ichthyophis asplenius — Nishikawa, Matsui, Yong, Ahmad, Yambun, Belabut, Sudin, Hamidy, Orlov, Ota, Yoshikawa, Tominaga, and Shimada, 2012
- Species: Ichthyophis lakimi Nishikawa, Matsui, and Yambun, 2012
- Species: Ichthyophis larutensis Taylor, 1960
- Synonym: Ichthyophis larutensis — Nishikawa, Matsui, Yong, Ahmad, Yambun, Belabut, Sudin, Hamidy, Orlov, Ota, Yoshikawa, Tominaga, and Shimada, 2012
- Species: Ichthyophis nguyenorum Nishikawa, Matsui, and Orlov, 2012
- Species: Ichthyophis nigroflavus Taylor, 1960
- Synonym: Ichthyophis nigroflavus — Nishikawa, Matsui, Yong, Ahmad, Yambun, Belabut, Sudin, Hamidy, Orlov, Ota, Yoshikawa, Tominaga, and Shimada, 2012
- Species: Ichthyophis paucidentulus Taylor, 1960
- Synonym: Ichthyophis paucidentulus — Nishikawa, Matsui, Yong, Ahmad, Yambun, Belabut, Sudin, Hamidy, Orlov, Ota, Yoshikawa, Tominaga, and Shimada, 2012
- Species: Ichthyophis weberi Taylor, 1920
- Synonym: Ichthyophis weberi — Nishikawa, Matsui, Yong, Ahmad, Yambun, Belabut, Sudin, Hamidy, Orlov, Ota, Yoshikawa, Tominaga, and Shimada, 2012
- Family: Indotyphlidae