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‘Lean’ creature with ‘diamond-shaped’ eyes found floating in pond. It’s a new species
The region, known as the northern Western Ghats, had “tremendous potential for harboring remarkable (amphibian) diversity” but had gone understudied, according to a study published Dec. 1 in ...
King cobra: The world’s longest venomous snake now classified into four species; know more about newly discovered species
The king cobra, previously considered one species, has been reclassified into four distinct species based on extensive ...
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New species lead to new discoveries in 2024
The Western Ghats and Northeast India has always been recognized as biodiversity rich and hotspots in India with multiple ...
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Four new tarantula species found in India’s Western Ghats mountains
Four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, have been described from India’s Western Ghats mountains. A concerning trend shows that 25% of newly described tarantula species since ...
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‘Western Ghats have now crossed tipping point, landslides will only increase’
Q: Western Ghats have seen several landslides. What is their current state? The Western Ghats have deteriorated substantially and in a way they have crossed the tipping point. Many interventions ...