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#938912013-05-23
Two Miniature Spider Species Discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China
May 22, 2013 — Two new minute spider species have been discovered from the Sichuan and Chongqing, China.
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#936922013-05-15
Photo: Stunning new pit-viper discovered in Honduras
A stunning new species of pit-viper has been discovered in the cloud forest of Honduras. The venomous snake is described in the journal ZooKeys.
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#934922013-04-30
Scientists discover new giant mole rat in Africa (photos)
Although the term "giant mole rat" may not immediately inspire love, the mole rats of Africa are a fascinating bunch. They spend practically their entire lives underground building elaborate tunnel systems and feeding on plant stems.
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#932982013-04-17
Tiny Colorful Snails Are in Danger of Extinction With Vanishing Limestone Ecosystems
Apr. 15, 2013 — Researchers from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and the Natural History Museum, London (Thanit Siriboon, Chirasak Sutcharit, Fred Naggs and Somsak Panha) discovered many new taxa of the brightly coloured carnivorous terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae.
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#932582013-04-15
New insect discovered in Brazil, only third known in its bizarre family
A new species of forcepfly named Austromerope brasiliensis, was recently discovered in Brazil and described in the open access journal Zoo Keys.
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#932182013-04-12
New Porcupine Species Discovered In Brazil
Brazilian researchers said they have discovered a new species of porcupine that inhabits an isolated patch of Brazil’s Northeastern Atlantic Forest.
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#932022013-04-11
New species tree-dwelling porcupine discovered in critically threatened Brazilian habitat
Scientists in Brazil have described a new species of tree-dwelling porcupine in the country's most endangered ecosystems. The description is published in last week's issue of Zootaxa.
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#931732013-04-10
New bat genus found in Africa
LEWISBURG, Pa., April 9 (UPI) -- A new genus of bat, with distinctive badger-like black and white markings, has been identified in South Sudan, U.S. researchers say.
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#930742013-04-03
Scientists describe new species of see-through fish from the Amazon
Scientists have documented an entirely new genus of fish from a river in the Amazon rainforest.
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#930322013-04-02
Giant tarantula that ‘stings like a bee’ part of north’s peace dividend
A tarantula almost as big as a dinner plate has been discovered in northern Sri Lanka by a team of researchers who named it after a keen police officer who helped track down live specimens of the giant spider.
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#929882013-03-27
Two new species added to world lemur count
DURHAM, N.C., March 26 (UPI) -- Scientists say genetics have helped them identify two new species of mouse lemur, tiny saucer-eyed primates native to the African island of Madagascar
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#929962013-03-27
Eight new shrub frogs discovered from the Peak Wilderness
Sri Lanka’s fame as a global amphibian hotspot got a further boost last week with the discovery of eight new amphibian species.
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#928202013-03-20
Globe's giant squids may be single species
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 19 (UPI) -- A finding of exceptionally low genetic diversity suggests all giant squid worldwide are members of a single species, Danish researchers say.
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#927642013-03-15
New Beautifully Colored Long-Horned Beetle from Yunnan, China
Mar. 14, 2013 — The beetle family Cerambycidae, also known as long-horned beetles or longicorns, is characterized by emblematic extremely long antennae, which are usually longer than the total body length of the animal.
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#927152013-03-13
Sri Lankan Snake Study Reveals New Species, Rich Biodiversity in Island Country
Mar. 12, 2013 — Alex Pyron's expertise is in family trees. Who is related to whom, who begat whom, how did they get where they are now. But not for humans: reptiles.
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#926952013-03-12
Chester Zoo team on the hunt for new species in Nigeria
A team from Chester Zoo is heading to a remote, mountainous region in Nigeria to assess what species live in an area where few surveys have been conducted.
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#926112013-03-06
Don't Be Fooled: Flowers Mislead Traditional Taxonomy
Mar. 4, 2013 — For hundreds of years, plant taxonomists have worked to understand how species are related.
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#925822013-03-05
The real monsters of Loch Ness: new species of bugs discovered
Surveys of a “lost world” near Loch Ness have revealed an array of tiny monsters never before recorded in the UK.
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#924542013-02-25
How I discovered a new species of opossum, and why it matters
I had barely recovered from the adrenalin rush of touching down on a tiny airstrip hacked out of the Guyanese rain forest when my heart sank
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#921962013-02-14
A new owl species from Indonesia is formally described
A new species of owl discovered in Lombok, Indonesia, has been formally described by scientists.
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#920452013-02-07
Find and record all species on Earth? Study argues we can.
What strange creatures dwell in the rain forests, at the bottom of the ocean or even in plain sight in our cities? If we don't look, we'll never know, one group of researchers says.
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#920182013-02-05
Genetics discover new lion subspecies in squalid conditions
They languished behind bars in squalid conditions, their very survival in jeopardy.
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#919092013-01-25
World’s unknown species ‘can be named’ before they go extinct
Most of the world's plant and animal species could be named before they go extinct, say researchers.
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#917852013-01-16
New 'flying' frog discovered in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- An Australian biologist has described the discovery of a large green "flying" frog in Vietnam that uses its big webbed feet to glide through forests.
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#917232013-01-09
New giant flying frog discovered near city of 9 million
Jodi Rowley is no stranger to discovering new amphibians—she's helped describe over 10 in her short career thus far—but she was shocked to discover a new species of flying frog less than 100 kilometers from a major, bustling Southeast Asian metropolis, Ho
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#917002013-01-08
Botanists discover cave-dwelling plant
The South China Karst region resembles a lost world with its stone forests and towering limestone formations that look like petrified skyscrapers.
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#916232012-12-18
Scientists Discover Evidence of Giant Panda's Population History and Local Adaptation
Dec. 16, 2012 — A research team, led by Institute of Zoology of Chinese Academy of Sciences and BGI, has successfully reconstructed a continuous population history of the giant panda from its origin to the present.
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#916292012-12-18
Singing frog and 'walking' catfish among 126 new species discovered in Mekong basin – in pictures
Here is a selection of the fascinating new species found in the region by scientists in 2011, as described in a new WWF report, Extra Terrestrial.
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#915892012-12-14
Three New Species of Venomous Primate Identified; May Help Protect Rare Primate from Illegal Trades
Dec. 14, 2012 — A venomous primate with two tongues would seem safe from the pet trade, but the big-eyed, teddy-bear face of the slow loris (Nycticebus sp.) has made them a target for illegal pet poachers throughout the animal's range in southeastern Asia and nearby islands.
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#915942012-12-14
Jungle search gives global count of arthropods
Survey of a Panamanian rainforest puts number of species worldwide at six million.
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#915332012-12-10
137 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2012
In 2012, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 137 new relatives to our family tree, enriching our understanding of the complex web of life on Earth and strengthening our ability to make informed conservation decisions.
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#914312012-12-04
New Jamaica butterfly species emphasizes need for biodiversity research
Belonging to the family of skipper butterflies, the new genus and species is the first butterfly discovered in Jamaica since 1995.
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#913612012-11-30
Spawned in the USA: new fish named after Barack Obama
Obama is one of four presidents to have newly discovered species of fish named after them for their green credentials
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#913082012-11-28
Long, thin snake species found in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A thin and very long new snake species has been discovered in a region of Ecuador considered one of Earth's biodiversity hot spots, zoologists said.
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#912982012-11-27
New Crab Species Discovered Off the Coast of Belize
ScienceDaily (Nov. 26, 2012) — Areopaguristes tudgei. That's the name of a new species of hermit crab recently discovered on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize by Christopher Tudge, a biology professor at American University in Washington, D.C.
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#911732012-11-16
Study: Up to three times as many known marine species still undescribed
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have collaborated with more than 100 taxonomists and biologists to summarize the magnitude of all marine life, both known and unknown.
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#911662012-11-15
New species of bioluminescent cockroach possibly already extinct by volcanic eruption
New species of bioluminescent cockroach possibly already extinct by volcanic eruption
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#911392012-11-14
Where Biodiversity Abounds: Hunting For New Species In Papua New Guinea
MADANG - Armed with thousands of test tubes, flasks, microscopes, mouth aspirators, gillnets and compressors, Olivier Pascal and Philippe Bouchet have arrived in Madang, their departure point for their new expedition in Papua New Guinea, which started last month.
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#911272012-11-13
Species Persistence or Extinction: Through a Mathematical Lens
ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2012) — Scientists have estimated that there are 1.7 million species of animals, plants and algae on earth, and new species continue to be discovered. Unfortunately, as new species are found, many are also disappearing, contributing to a net decrease in biodiversity.
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#911102012-11-12
New carnivorous harp sponge discovered in deep sea
You may remember the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) from such discoveries as the Yeti crab, the squid with elbows and my personal favourite, the pigbutt worm, and now they’re back with footage of a new species of carnivorous sponge.
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#910362012-11-05
New rare frog discovered in Sri Lanka, but left wholly unprotected
Sri Lanka, an island country lying off the southeast coast of India, has long been noted for its vast array of biodiversity.
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#910062012-11-01
Giant eucalypts sent back to the rainforest
Giant fire-dependent eucalypts should be classified as rainforest species, a new study has found, ending decades of debate over the species' classification.
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#909822012-10-31
New tree-dwelling tarantulas described
SAO PAULO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Nine new species of tree-dwelling tarantulas have been identified in central and eastern Brazil, researchers say, bringing the total in the area to 16 species.
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#909632012-10-29
New species of Australian lizard found
Scientists have discovered of a new species of lizard fighting to survive among the sand dunes outside Perth in Western Australia.
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#904052012-09-20
Invasive 'Rasberry Crazy Ant' in Texas Now Identified Species
ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — The Rasberry Crazy Ant is an invasive ant that was first noticed infesting areas around Houston, Texas ten years ago, but its species identity has remained undetermined until now.
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#903532012-09-19
Scientists find new snake species in Panama, name it after vanishing biodiversity
While scientists increasingly name new species after celebrities in order to gain much-needed attention for the world’s vanishing biodiversity, researchers describing a new snake species from Panama have taken a different route.
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#902042012-09-14
Every east African plant in new catalog
KEW, England, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Scientists have completed a survey recording every plant species of tropical east Africa, more than 60 years after the project began, researchers say.
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#901792012-09-13
New monkey identified in Africa
A new species of monkey has been identified in Africa, the second one in 28 years, say scientists.
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#901542012-09-12
Asian frogs becoming extinct before they can be identified, biologists warn
Scientists fear amphibian destruction will be disastrous, with many species disappearing uncatalogued
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#900452012-09-05
Zoologists endorse electronic publication for new species
Zoologists looking for the ultimate tribute to Stephen Colbert, Bob Marley and other celebs can now name new species in electronic-only publications, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) announced on 4 September, in an editorial in the journal Zootaxa (published in pri ...