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In a collaborative study involving institutions from Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, and the UK, scientists have discovered a new species of pit viper from Myanmar that is both similar and different from its adjacent sister species. The post Same and different: A new species of pit viper from Myanmar first appeared on Blog ..read more

Thanks to recently collected samples, it was described and named after its preferred habitat, the boulders surrounded by the last remaining forests at these sites. The post Bouldering in south-central Madagascar: a new “rock-climbing” gecko species of the genus Paroedura first appeared on Blog ..read more

Researchers recommend IUCN CPSG’s One Plan Approach to Conservation measures, which include both habitat conservation and increasing the number of threatened species in breeding stations and zoos.  The post Psychedelic rock gecko among dozens of species in need of further conservation protection in Vietnam first appeared on Blog ..read more

"Exceptional discovery" for its colors, the amphibian is also the first crocodile newt species known from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The post Southernmost crocodile newt record is a threatened new species first appeared on Blog ..read more

The discovery was published in the open-access journal ZooKeys as part of a new molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Asian pit vipers. The post Venomous! New pit viper discovered in Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China first appeared on Blog ..read more

The Murree Hills Frog and Hazara Torrent Frog show minimum movement out of their habitat, which makes them more unique from an ecology and conservation perspective The post Endemic frogs in Himalayan region exhibit site fidelity first appeared on Blog ..read more

Only known from three individuals, Phalotris shawnella is endemic to the Cerrado forests of the department of San Pedro in east Paraguay. The post Striking new snake species discovered in Paraguay first appeared on Blog ..read more

An international research team developed a method to determine which amphibians inhabit a specific area. The newly developed technique will resolve some of the issues with conventional methods, such as capture and observational surveys. The post Simplified method to survey amphibians will aid conservation first appeared on Pensoft blog ..read more

An image on Instagram prompted the discovery of a new species of Kukri snake from Himachal Pradesh, India. Intrigued by a post shared by a master student, the research team found and examined more specimens to discover they belonged to a yet undescribed species. Their study, published in the open-access journal Evolutionary Systematics, highlights how little we still know about the biodiversity in the Western Himalayas. The post Snake photo posted on Instagram leads to the discovery of a new species from the Himalayas first appeared on Pensoft blog ..read more