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
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
Scientists Discovered New Frogs of the Genus Platypelis from the Sorata Massif in Northern...
Scientists described new Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar.
New Climbing Orchid Found From Vietnam; Vanilla tiendatii
Vanilla tiendatii is a newly discovered species for science from Limestone Mountain (elevation 300–400 m a.s.l.) of Quang Binh province in North Vietnam.
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
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
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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
Vanilla tiendatii is a newly discovered species for science from Limestone Mountain (elevation 300–400 m a.s.l.) of Quang Binh province in North Vietnam.
