The Cremanthodium indicum is a new species of alpine plant belongs to the family of Himalayan sunflower. This has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district. The plant species which generally flowers from July to August, is endemic to Penga-Teng Read More …
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Cirrhimuraena indica-A new species of snake eel
A new species of snake eel has been discovered from the ports of Paradip in Odisha and Petuaghat harbour in West Bengal along the Bay of Bengal. Researchers have proposed the name of the new species as ‘Indian fringe-lip eel’ Read More …
Bungarus romulusi-a new species of snake
A team of researchers have identified a new species of snake in southern and western India. The new species has named Romulus’ krait (Bungarus romulusi) after the ‘snake man of India’, Romulus Whittaker. The species has so far remained undetected Read More …
Ooceraea joshii-A rare ant species
Two new species of a rare ant genus have been discovered in India. The species of the ant genus Ooceraea found in Kerala, and Tamil Nadu add to the diversity of this rare genus. They differ from others of the same genus on the basis Read More …
Indian oil sardine on revival path
As per Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps), which was showing a declining trend for the past few years, appears to be on a revival path along the Kerala coast. The revival was seen because Read More …
Portulaca laljii-A new species of wild sun rose
According to the Journal of Asia Pacific Biodiversity, a new species of wild sun rose named ‘Portulaca laljii’ has been discovered from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh in the Eastern Ghats. The new species has unique features such as a Read More …
ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ‘HUMPBACKED MAHSEER’
To protect humpbacked mahseer species, the Karnataka Forest Department has partnered with Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation to breed it. Found in Cauvery river basin: The humpbacked mahseer is a large freshwater fish and found only in the Cauvery river basin Read More …
Myristica swamp tree frog recorded in Thrissur
Myristica swamp treefrog (Mercurana myristicapalustris), a rare arboreal species endemic to the Western Ghats. It has been recorded for the first time north of the Shencottah gap in the Vazhachal Reserve Forest in Kerala’s Thrissur district. The study related to Read More …
Zebrafish-A fish that can regenerate its damaged heart
Researchers at Pune-based Agharkar Research Institute have used Zebrafish tiny animal model and identified genes that can promote heart regeneration. Zebrafish is a tiny freshwater fish barely 2-3 cm long and is found Found in South Asia. This fish is Read More …
Cnemaspis avasabinae-New species of gecko in Eastern Ghats
Cnemaspis avasabinae is name of a new species of lizard discovered in the Eastern Ghats. The research team gave it a common name – Sabin’s Nellore dwarf gecko. Lizard is the smallest known Indian gekkonid. The new species belonged to Read More …
Roridomyces phyllostachydis-A bioluminescent variety of mushroom
Researchers have discovered a bioluminescent — or light emitting — variety of mushroom named Roridomyces phyllostachydis. The species was first sighted on a wet August 2020 night near a stream in Meghalaya’s Mawlynnong in East Khasi Hills district and later Read More …
Willow warbler- sighted for the first time in India
The migratory bird ‘willow warbler’ (Phylloscopus trochilus) has been sighted for the first time in the country in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala. Features It is one of the longest migrating small birds that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic. Read More …
New species of vine snakes discovered in the Western Ghats
A team of researchers from the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have discovered new species of vine snakes in the region. Vine snakes are known to be among the most common snakes in peninsular India, Read More …
A. gollum-a rare species of fish found in Kerala
Researchers have discovered a rare species of fish from subterranean waters of South India that looks like a dragon, swims like an eel, and has remained hidden for a hundred million years. The newly discovered fish has been named ‘Aenigmachanna Read More …
भारत में स्किंक की 62 प्रजातियां
जूलॉजिकल सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया (ZSI) के एक हालिया प्रकाशन के अनुसार, भारत स्किंक (Skink) की 62 प्रजातियों का पर्यावास है और भारत में पाई जाने वाली 33 स्किंक्स प्रजातिय (सभी स्किंक्स का लगभग 57 प्रतिशत) स्थानिक हैं। छिपकलियों के इस Read More …