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Botanists of the Botanical Survey of India have described a plant species new to science, named Ceropegia tamilnaduensis. It was found growing on the hill slopes of Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The sanctuary...
Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have confirmed the discovery of a new species of marine eel from the Bay of Bengal. The species has been given the scientific name Bathymyrus perplexus. The finding adds...
Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) have identified a new species of Begonia, named Begonia rajvikramanii, at Rosemala in Kollam district, Kerala. The species ho...
A new species of flowering plant, Begonia neelamorum, has been found in Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. The species is named after the Neelam clan of the Nyishi community. Locally, the plant is known as "kobii...
Scientists at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have discovered a new species of eel in the Arabian Sea. The species has been named Ariosoma cmfriense in honour of CMFRI.
Researchers have discovered Gegeneophis chandgadi, a new species of caecilian, or legless amphibian, in Buzawade village of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. It belongs to the genus Gegeneophis. The species takes its nam...
A new species of freshwater flowering plant, Ammannia telanganensis, has been discovered in Telangana. It is an annual, herbaceous and semi-aquatic plant that belongs to the Lythraceae family. The species is named after...
Pune-based scientists have found two new species of microscopic marine organisms, Psammophaga holzmannae and Psammophaga sinhai, in intertidal sediments along Maharashtra's Konkan coast. They are single-celled protists o...
IntroductionFollowing more than 15 years of rigorous taxonomic and genetic research, an international team of herpetologists announced on 15 August 2026 the discovery of three brand-new species of cascade frogs belonging...
A new species of stream-dwelling catfish, Pseudecheneis likimroensis, has been discovered in the fast-flowing Likimro River in Nagaland.The fish is named after the river where it was found. Catfishes of the genus Pseudec...
Scientists have described a new species of blind, blood-red eel, Rakthamichthys anchi, from underground aquifers linked to dug-out wells in Goalpara district, Assam.The species belongs to the genus Rakthamichthys, a grou...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive aquatic biodiversity milestone, ichthyologists strictly and officially discovered a fierce absolute new freshwater catfish species, Pseudolaguvia khairii, forcefully...
