Amomum foetidum (Zingiberaceae), a New Plant Species From Northeast Thailand
The Amomum foetidum (Zingiberaceae) plant has so far been distributed in Sakon Nakhon province and is mostly cultivated in Northeastern Thailand
A New Species Of Tropidophis (Tropidophis Steinleini) Described From The Eastern Region of Cuba
Tropidophis steinleini sp. nov. is described from the eastern region of Cuba, raising the currently described number of species to 17 in this archipelago.
Madagascar’s Newest Mouse Lemur, A Pint-sized Primate Named After Leading Madagascar’s Primatologist
A new species of mouse lemur describes from Madagascar, considered the tiniest primate in the world. Scientists fear that almost all of Madagascar's 107 other native species of lemurs are at risk of extinction.
The Mystery of the Leaf-Litter Frog in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia
Scientific discovered the cardamom green-litter frog (Leptobrachella neangi) from Cambodia, named in honor of Cambodian Herpetologist, Thy Neang. Before that, Leaf-litter Frogs have been found throughout the Southeast Asian forests, only a one individual of an unknown species had been recorded in the vast Cardamom Mountains.
A New Species of Fan-throated Lizard of the Genus Sitana From Northern Karnataka, India
Three Indian researchers have discovered a new species of fan-throated lizard of the genus Sitana from northern Karnataka, India. According to the research findings, new species is similar to members of the clade of Sitana spinaecephalus. However, can be distinguished based on morphological as well as molecular data
A New Species of Dendropsophus (Anura, Hylidae) With a Green Bilobate Vocal Sac, Found...
The research group exhibits this new species is referred to the D. microcephalus species group, based on the molecular phylogenetic and morphological analyzes.
Blastopathes Medusa: A New Genus and Species of Black Coral From Papua New Guinea
Blastopathes medusa gen. nov., sp. nov., a newly introduced black coral, Based on morphological and molecular data described from Kimbe Bay in Papua New Guinea
Scientist of China Discovered a New Species of Boraginaceae From Northern Xinjiang, China
Scientist of China discovered a new species of Boraginaceae from northern Xinjiang, China, a several days ago. The scientist Yi He and his team named this new species as Onosma fuyunensis. According to them, Onosma fuyunensis is similar to O. simplicissima and O. gmelinii; it differs in having a particularly bristly indumentum, unbranched stems, white and yellow corollas, anthers united only at base, and nutlets with a stipitate cicatrix.
A New Species of rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Biligirirangan Hills of Southern India
A group of Indian researches described a new species of small-sized (SVL 24.6–28.8 mm) rupicolous Cnemaspis from the Biligirirangan Hills (BR Hills), Karnataka based on morphology and molecular (mitochondrial 16S and ND2) data
Loxostigma Puhoatense (Gesneriaceae), A New Species from North Central Vietnam
During the recent botanical surveys (2018 – 2019) of Pu Hoat Nature Reserve in Nghe An Province, Vietnam, researchers collected an unknown species of Loxostigma
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A New Species of rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Biligirirangan Hills of Southern India
A group of Indian researches described a new species of small-sized (SVL 24.6–28.8 mm) rupicolous Cnemaspis from the Biligirirangan Hills (BR Hills), Karnataka based on morphology and molecular (mitochondrial 16S and ND2) data
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A New Species of Platylestes Selys (Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) From the Coastal Area of...
Platylestes kirani sp. nov. is described from the coastal areas of the northern part of Kerala (Kannur District) in southern India. Platylestes Selys, 1862 is a genus of stalk-winged damselflies in the family Lestidae
New Climbing Orchid Found From Vietnam; Vanilla tiendatii
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