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The importance of Taxonomy

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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

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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

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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

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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

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