Timor-Leste

The recently described Timor Longneck Turtle Chelodina timorensis (CRF pdf file) was later described independently as Chelodina mccordi timorlestensis.  Among over a dozen recently discovered undescribed species of reptiles from Timor-Leste is a bent-toed gecko of the genus Cyrtodactylus (FPCD) and photos of additional species can be accessed from (ZooKeys) and (Mark O'Shea).

The Timorese Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus montanus (Planet' Mammiferes) is known only from the from Quoto Lou Caves.

Endemic freshwater fish include a hardyhead Craterocephalus laisapi (aqua) from the Ira Siquero River and apparently an undescribed species of goby Lentipes from the Vero River (p. 33 of La'o Hamutuk pdf file).

Butterflies known solely from Timor-Leste include Delias splendida (Delias of the World) and Delias eileenae (Delias of the World).

Two recently described orchids are known only from Timor-Leste: Habenaria ankylocentron (p. 8 of univie.ac.at pdf file) and Pterostylis timorensis (p. 15 of univie.ac.at pdf file). Another recently described plant known solely from Timor-Leste is Strobilanthes orientalis (IPNI).

Timor-Leste is part of the Timor and Wetar Deciduous Forests terrestrial ecoregion (EoE), the Lesser Sunda Islands freshwater ecoregion (FEOW), the Sunda Islands coral reef hotspot (Reef Guardian pdf file), and the Wallacea biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots). Additional endemic species from the island of Timor that are shared with Indonesia can be found here.