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That Cuban rodent species you never knew about? Turns out it’s two species

In the Pacific depths, an underwater mountain hosts a bonanza of new species

Climate change could threaten newly described ‘shiny’ North American bees

New relatives of the cacao tree uncovered in old plant collections

‘Miracle’ in miniature as rare new plant defies deforestation in Ecuador

A tiger cat gains new species designation, but conservation challenges remain

Tanzania’s ‘mountain of millipedes’ yields six new species

‘Mind-blowing’ new orchid species found in Madagascar forest canopy

New ecoregion proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’

New giant anaconda species found on Waorani Indigenous land in Ecuador

Java’s frogman reflects on half-century dive into amphibian world

Three new species of frogs found nestled in Madagascar’s pandan trees

In eastern Indonesia, a child adventurer discovers a new giant stick insect

Newly identified shorebird species takes its name from Hanuman, a mythical Hindu ape god

In PNG, researchers record 9 new species of predatory hermaphroditic land snails

Newly described tree species from Sumatra could be vital for threatened orangutans

Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023

New volcano toad from Mount Kenya reveals an ancient lineage

Collaboration key to rediscovery of egg-laying mammal in Papua’s Cyclops Mountains

Gone before we know them? Kew’s ‘State of the World’s Plants and Fungi’ report warns of extinctions

New electric-blue tarantula species is first found in Thailand mangroves

Newly described gecko from Madagascar a master of disguise

It had to be a snake: New species from Peru named after Harrison Ford

Should species be named after people? It’s up for debate.

Greater Mekong proves an ark of biodiversity, with 380 new species in a year

Fires threaten Afromontane forests’ ‘whole new world’: Q&A with Martim Melo

Global Ocean Census aims to find 100,000 marine species in 10 years

New ‘snug,’ a snail with a too-small shell, described from Brunei rainforest

Scientists make ‘rare’ new identification of snake family: Micrelapidae

World’s newest great ape faces habitat loss, multiple threats: Will it survive?

Newly described leafless orchid in Sri Lanka named after a precious yellow sapphire

Six newly described chameleon species reflect Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains’ fragility and richness

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