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Photos: Four new species of burrowing frogs discovered in India

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Jun 2017

2 new reptiles discovered in Sumatra

Reza Septian 27 Jun 2017

DNA analysis reveals a third species of flying squirrel in North America

Mike Gaworecki 19 Jun 2017

New ‘Elfin mountain toad’ discovered in Annamite Mountains of Vietnam

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jun 2017

Australian spider named for world champion surfer

Mike Gaworecki 9 Jun 2017

Extremely rare cobra lily rediscovered in India

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Jun 2017

50 new spiders discovered in Australia

Mongabay.com 12 May 2017

Two new species of tarsier, rumored to be inspiration for Yoda, announced on Star Wars Day

Mike Gaworecki 4 May 2017

New genus created for arboreal toads in Indonesia

Basten Gokkon 13 Apr 2017

New leaf-nosed bat uncovered amidst burning habitat in Venezuela

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Apr 2017

New species of wild ginger discovered in DR Congo

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Mar 2017

Two new clown tree frogs discovered in the Amazon

Mike Gaworecki 27 Mar 2017

New cave catfish threatened by deforestation, mining, pollution

Morgan Erickson-Davis 23 Mar 2017

New ‘stone’ frog discovered in Vietnam

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Mar 2017

Catching up to the Ruby Seadragon: new species raises new questions

Jacqueline Hernandez 20 Mar 2017

Short film takes you into the Amazon with researcher who discovered a new frog species

Mike Gaworecki 8 Mar 2017

Newly discovered Tanzanian frog already facing extinction

Benji Jones 2 Mar 2017

Need a Trump break? Meet Obama’s fish

Lillie Howell 2 Mar 2017

What the geckos are telling us: new species point to conservation needs

Maxine Chen 2 Mar 2017

7 new frogs discovered in India, some smaller than a thumbnail

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Feb 2017

This new primate is a ‘giant’ among tiny bush babies

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Feb 2017
A close relative of Geckolepis maculata, Gecklolepis megalepis, a new species of fish-scale gecko, was described earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Frank Glaw

Newly discovered gecko loses scales in ‘really bizarre’ behavior

Benji Jones 16 Feb 2017

Newly discovered beetle catches a ride on the backs of army ants to get around

Mike Gaworecki 10 Feb 2017

New species of dwarf lemur discovered in Madagascar

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Feb 2017

Expedition sets out to explore isolated, mysterious forest in DRC

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Feb 2017

Introducing Mongabay news alerts

Mongabay.com 1 Feb 2017

This newly discovered moth has a hairdo just like Trump’s

Mike Gaworecki 20 Jan 2017

‘Running out of time’: 60 percent of primates sliding toward extinction

John Cannon 19 Jan 2017

New species of poison frog discovered in Amazonian slopes of Andes in southeastern Peru

Mike Gaworecki 17 Jan 2017

Meet the new ‘Skywalker’ gibbon

Mike Gaworecki 11 Jan 2017

Photos: Top 20 new species of 2016

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Dec 2016

Hairy crabs and deep-sea worms: 6 new species discovered in undersea hot springs

Shreya Dasgupta 23 Dec 2016

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