New “Rattlesnake” Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 20th, 2009
The new find is an endemic species found in only the Trung Khanh Nature Reserve in Cao Bang, Vietnam.
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Archive for the “New Species”
Giant Carnivorous Plant Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 11th, 2009
This new species has pitchers so big that it can catch rats as well as insects in its leafy trap. Images.
Yeti Hope: Leaf Muntjac Among 350 New Himalayan Species
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 11th, 2009
Muntiacus putaoensis, the world’s smallest deer species, was among the discoveries. These finds do mean there are still active hopes for the discovery of Yetis. Images.
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New Hummingbird Discovered in Peru
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 1st, 2009
The new bird is called the colirrojizo (red-tail). Images.
Bald Pink-Faced Bird Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 30th, 2009
The species is noteworthy because it is the only known bald songbird in Asia. Image.
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Age of Mammalian Discovery
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 27th, 2009
“Most people don’t realize this, but we are smack-dab in the middle of the age of discovery for mammals,” says the Smithsonian’s curator of mammals. Image/chart.
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Black Spotted Deer
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 26th, 2009
Warden Sanjayan Kumar said he spotted and photographed this black spotted deer during a field visit on July 19. Image.
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New Gecko Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 25th, 2009
Iridescence is commonly reported in a variety of reptiles – but not geckos, making this find especially unique. Images.
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Was Coelacanth Really “Discovered” in 1938?
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 24th, 2009
Jerome F. Hamlin, founder of Dinofish, shares a question and area of some culturally-based confusion with Cryptomundo today. Images.
New Monitor Lizard Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 20th, 2009
Dragons still roam the Earth, at least if you consider the Varanus genus worthy of the moniker. Image.
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Veracruz: Extinct Shrew Rediscovered, Bridge Collapses
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 17th, 2009
A tiny species has been rediscovered in the wild, more than a century after first being described, drawing attention to Veracruz, and the next day, more breaking news comes from that same corner of Mexico. Images.
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New USA Salamander Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 12th, 2009
It is the first new genus of a four-footed creature found here in 50 years, scientists say. Images.
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New Bat Species Discovered In Museum Collection
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 11th, 2009
After sitting on a shelf for more than 150 years, it finally has been “discovered” as a new species. Image.
New Amazon Monkey
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 7th, 2009
It is called the Mura’s saddleback tamarin. Image.
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Coelacanth Island Has New Tiny Bat {+ Photo}
Posted by: Loren Coleman on June 25th, 2009
The new species only weighs five grams. Updated with images.
