Archive for the “New Species”

New Crab Discoveries Total Four

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 5th, 2009

“The oceans off eastern Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean are all particularly poorly sampled,” says the discoverer, which means that many other species may remain to be discovered. Images.

Read: New Crab Discoveries Total Four »


New Dolphin Species Discoverer Honored

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 4th, 2009

An Australian has won the award at a Canadian conference. The new dolphin is unique in many ways. Images.

Read: New Dolphin Species Discoverer Honored »


When A Cryptic Species Is An Insect

Posted by: Loren Coleman on November 28th, 2009

Sometimes semi-cryptids, known species of animals seen by native peoples beyond where they are normally known, in time and space, but unproven by zoologists (yet), apparently can be insects. Images.

Read: When A Cryptic Species Is An Insect »


New Chameleon Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on November 24th, 2009

This new lizard was first spotted while the team was surveying monkeys in the Magombera Forest and one member disturbed a twig snake eating the new species. Images.

Read: New Chameleon Discovered »


Bulletin! Cryptozoology Is Being Used By Scientists

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 29th, 2009

We all heard about the new species of that bald-headed bird, oh, so innocently found recently. Now here’s the rest of the story, the confirmation of the cryptozoological method, indeed, quietly happening in what is sometimes called EdgeScience. Images.

Read: Bulletin! Cryptozoology Is Being Used By Scientists »


Rediscovered Extinct Lemur Has Wider Range

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 19th, 2009

No more than 300 individuals are still in existence, but a few new clusters have been found. How much trouble is it to find the proper lemur’s photo? Images.

Read: Rediscovered Extinct Lemur Has Wider Range »


Banggai Crow Found 107 Years After “Extinction”

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 15th, 2009

The bird was believed by many to be extinct until Indonesian biologists finally secured two new specimens on Peleng Island. Images.

Read: Banggai Crow Found 107 Years After “Extinction” »


Coelacanth #5 Taken In Asia

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 6th, 2009

Some new concern is being raised that an aquarium team seen nearby may be trying to capture a live specimen for display in Japan.

Read: Coelacanth #5 Taken In Asia »


New Ghostshark Described Scientifically

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 24th, 2009

This is the first new species of cartilaginous fish to be described from California waters since 1947. Image.

Read: New Ghostshark Described Scientifically »


“Sea Serpent” of Bahia Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 22nd, 2009

The new species mirrors the appearance of a cryptid seen off Frenchman’s Bay, Maine. Video.

Read: “Sea Serpent” of Bahia Discovered »


Replica Cryptia: Okapis

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 15th, 2009

This prehistoric relative of the giraffe is one of the first “darlings of cryptozoology.” Images.

Read: Replica Cryptia: Okapis »


New Giant Rat Discovered in Extinct Volcano

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 7th, 2009

The announcement notes that the Papua New Guinea finds include a new species of giant woolly rat, a frog with fangs, and around 40 other exotic creatures unknown to science. Images.

Read: New Giant Rat Discovered in Extinct Volcano »


Rhino Feces-Eating Turtle Rediscovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 7th, 2009

The Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been found in a remote forest in Myanmar. The local name for this species translates into the “turtle that eats rhinoceros feces.” Image.

Read: Rhino Feces-Eating Turtle Rediscovered »


Chinese Living Fossil Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 24th, 2009

Rasbora steineri is an ancient fish, appearing in the Tertiary Period, between 23 and 65 million years ago. Image.

Read: Chinese Living Fossil Discovered »


Seven Sea Worms, Some With “Green Bombs,” Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 21st, 2009

The discoveries feature worms – nicknamed “green bombers” – that can release body parts that produce a brilliant green bioluminescent display. Images.

Read: Seven Sea Worms, Some With “Green Bombs,” Discovered »



Connect with Cryptomundo

Cryptomundo FaceBook Cryptomundo Twitter Cryptomundo Instagram Cryptomundo Pinterest

Advertisers



Creatureplica Fouke Monster Sybilla Irwin



Advertisement

|Top | FarBar|



Attention: This is the end of the usable page!
The images below are preloaded standbys only.
This is helpful to those with slower Internet connections.