Dr. Roberta Graboski
The importance of Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the science of naming, recognizing, and classifying biological entities based on shared traits (such as morphology, DNA, and habitat). Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who was the first to develop the taxonomy. This field uses hierarchical classification to help scientists understand and organize the diversity of life on our planet. Taxonomy not just helps to understand our planet's biodiversity but also is essential to determine which units should be the focus of conservation actions. It is the base of several areas in biology, such as ecology, biography, systematics, and evolutionary studies. Also, taxonomy provides an overview of the local fauna and flora, which aids in identifying endemic species.
Bellow, I show all taxa that I described throughout my career. I am still studying biodiversity around the globe, and I want to increase the number of new species unknown to the scientific community. Until now, I have described 17 new species and four new genera.
New species described
Amerotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014
Amerotyphlops caetanoi
Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
Amerotyphlops martis
Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
Amerotyphlops montanum
Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
Amerotyphlops illusorium
Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
Amerotyphlops arenensis
Graboski, Pereira-Filho, Silva, Prudente & Zaher, 2022
Leptodeira Fitzinger, 1843
Leptodeira tarairiu
Costa, Graboski, Grazziotin, Zaher, Rodrigues & Prudente, 2022

Photo by Afonso Santiago
Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758
Amphisbaena amethysta
Ribeiro, Santos Jr., Martins, Oliveira, Graboski, Silveira, Benício, Vaz-Silva, 2024
Amphisbaena mebengokre
Ribeiro, Sá, Santos Jr., Graboski, Zaher, Guedes, Andrade & Vaz-Silva, 2019
Amphisbaena hoogmoedi
Oliveira, Vaz-Silva, Santos Jr., Graboski, Teixeira Jr., Dal Vechio & Ribeiro, 2018

Bothrops Wagler, 1824
Bothrops oligobalius
Dal Vechio, Prates, Grazziotin, Graboski
& Rodrigues, 2021

Pseudalsophis Zaher et al. 2009
Pseudalsophos darwinii
Zaher, Yánez-Moñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin, 2018
Pseudalsophis hephaestus
Zaher, Yánez-Moñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin, 2018
Pseudalsophis thomasi
Zaher, Yánez-Moñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin, 2018
Micrurus Wagler 1824
Micrurus anibal
Nascimento, Graboski, Silva-Jr & Prudente, 2024
Micrurus bonita
Nascimento, Graboski, Silva-Jr & Prudente, 2024
Micrurus janisrozei
Nascimento, Graboski, Silva-Jr & Prudente, 2024
Agathistoma Olsson & Harbison, 1953
Agathistoma nordestinum
Dornellas, Graboski, Hellberg & Lutofo, 2021

New genera described
Myersina
Abegg, Santos-Jr, Costa, Battilana, Graboski, Vianna, Azevedo, Fagundes, Castille, Prado, Bonatto, Zaher & Grazziotin, 2022
Adelphostigma
Abegg, Santos-Jr, Costa, Battilana, Graboski, Vianna, Azevedo, Fagundes, Castille, Prado, Bonatto, Zaher & Grazziotin, 2022
Amnisiophis
Abegg, Santos-Jr, Costa, Battilana, Graboski, Vianna, Azevedo, Fagundes, Castille, Prado, Bonatto, Zaher & Grazziotin, 2022
Dibernardia
Abegg, Santos-Jr, Costa, Battilana, Graboski, Vianna, Azevedo, Fagundes, Castille, Prado, Bonatto, Zaher & Grazziotin, 2022
