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What is Nemateleotris lavandula?

Scientists from the Australian Museum Research Institute, the University of Sydney, and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory have identified a new species of the...

March 24, 2023

Euoplos dignitas: A New Species of Trapdoor Spider from Queensland

Researchers in central Queensland’s Brigalow Belt have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider called Euoplos dignitas. This nocturnal species lives underground and is larger and stockier than...

March 23, 2023

Cyrtopodion Vindhya

A team of wildlife researchers has discovered a new species of naked-toed gecko, named Cyrtopodion Vindhya, in the Dahod and Panchmahals districts of Gujarat. This recent discovery brings...

March 20, 2023

Trichrysis poseidonia

Researchers from the Shadpada Entomology Research Lab at Christ College, Irinjalakuda, have made an exciting discovery in southern India – a new species of cuckoo wasp. The species...

March 20, 2023

Spiranthes hachijoensis

Researchers in Japan have made an exciting discovery in the field of botany. A new species of orchid has been identified growing in parks, gardens, and even on...

March 20, 2023

Ganeshaiah’s Dwarf Gecko

A new species of gecko, Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi, has been discovered in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. This gecko species is endemic to this area...

March 17, 2023

Fact Sheet: Thiania indica

A group of researchers led by from Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, have discovered a new species of jumping spider, Thiania indica. The spider was...

March 17, 2023

Godlewski’s Bunting and the Species Boundary: Important Facts

The family Emberizidae consists of seedeaters with conical bills and is widespread throughout the world. Godlewski’s bunting is a species in the Emberizidae family that has an extremely...

March 16, 2023

What is Phyllurus fimbriatus?

Phyllurus fimbriatus, a new species of gecko, has been discovered on an uninhabited Queensland Island of Australia. It was found by Associate Professor Conrad Hoskin during a four-day...

March 7, 2023

What is Polystoechotes punctate?

Polystoechotes punctate, which was thought to be extinct in the eastern United States, was rediscovered in 2012 after more than 5 decades. The giant Jurassic-era insect was found...

March 6, 2023

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