New Species Good News

The foot long reptile, with a yellow ‘collar,’ was first discovered in 1896.

An unassuming sea creature surprised scientists by withstanding ocean pressures nearly 600 times greater than surface level.

The animal was among 234 new species discovered in the past year in the Greater Mekong region, which includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

A team of researchers were excited to find six creatures during a nighttime survey in a rural farming community in Ayun Pa, Vietnam.

A seven-person team of herpetologists has confirmed the existence of a new “fanged” species in the heart of Borneo, the third-largest island in the world.

Two new species of pika — an adorable, loud-mouthed mammal — were recently confirmed using data that stretches back to 2003.

By examining the genetic makeup of bones at a museum, researchers at the University of Western Australia can confidently say that the kultarr is three species, not two.

The Coral Triangle has often been compared to the Amazon rainforest, based on the sheer scale of its biodiversity. And now, it’s home to two new “squishy” species.

Biology professor Shana Goffredi calls these new curious creatures “extremely adorable” — although arachnophobes may disagree.

The “curiously isolated hairstreak” butterfly is only known to inhabit a small corner of Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.

Tan Wei Jack and his mentor Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh made huge waves in the insect community when they rediscovered a long-lost firefly species.

The Native Bees Society turned locals into citizen scientists to help them create an exciting new bee atlas — the first of its kind in British Columbia.