What new species have been discovered in 2020 in India?
What new species have been discovered in 2020 in India?
Among the new species, some interesting species discovered in 2020 are Trimeresurus salazar, a new species of green pit viper discovered from Arunachal Pradesh; Lycodon deccanensis, the Deccan wolf snake discovered from Karnataka; and Sphaerotheca Bengaluru, a new species of burrowing frog named after the city of …
What is the newest animal in 2020?
Let’s take a look at our top 15 species new to science in 2020:
- A new mouse lemur emerges from the tiniest group of primates in the world.
- An expedition into the Bolivian cloud forest reveals a new frog, among the smallest in the world.
- A beautiful and endangered langur species found in Myanmar.
Are there any new species of animals discovered?
The Sundaland clouded leopard was classified as a new species through genetic studies several years ago but this was the first time that this little-understood species of big cat had been filmed. A newly discovered “toothless” rat, Paucidentomys vermidax, was found in remote rainforest on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in 2011.
Where was the new species of monkey found?
The new species of the genus Callicebus monkey was found in an area of pristine Amazon rainforest. Described by scientists as like the hummingbird of the bat world, this species of blossom bat was discovered in the Foja mountains of Papua New Guinea in 2010.
Where was the new species of dinosaur found?
Paleontologists in China have discovered a brand new species of burrowing dinosaur that dates back an estimated 125 million years ago.
When was the new species of Mouse discovered?
Looking like a small deer, the saola was originally identified as a new species from remains discovered in Vietnam in 1992 but a live animal wasn’t discovered until 2010. A new species of mouse, Mus cypriacus, was identified in 2006.