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Deadly new snake named after mythical Chinese goddess of healing

Spiny new chameleon species described from Bale Mountains of Ethiopia

Two new species of endangered screech owls identified from Brazil

New map shows where the 80% of species we don’t know about may be hiding

One-hit wonder frog makes a comeback in the southern Philippines

Mystery bird not seen in 172 years makes surprise reappearance in Borneo forest

On a Philippine volcano, an eruption-proof mouse rules the roost

Newly described chameleon from Madagascar may be world’s smallest reptile

‘Spectacular’ orange-furred bat described from West African mountain

New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group

Rare beaked whale sighting could be a world first for the species

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[Photos] Tiny frog, venomous viper among 20 new species described in Bolivia

Whale of a find: Scientists spot beaked whale believed to be a new species

Myanmar’s new langur species is ‘very beautiful,’ but critically endangered

A chameleon not seen in a century reappears in a Madagascar garden

World’s plants and fungi a frontier of discovery, if we can protect them: Report

Latin America has twice the plant life of Africa, SE Asia

Research behind award-winning documentary film reveals new species

Madagascar giant frog is a new species, but also a deep-fried delicacy

New land snail species discovered in Hawaii offers ‘gem of hope’

Say hello to Madagascar’s newest mouse lemur, a pint-sized primate

Discovery of fish never recorded in the Amazon shows richness of Brazil’s Calha Norte

An intrusive killer scorpion points the way to six new species in Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan herp mystery solved: The snake species that was two

The world’s a stage for these four new jumping spiders from Sri Lanka

After a century of mistaken identity, a Balinese gecko gets its own name

From a Sri Lankan rainforest, a new species of orchid blooms

A ‘crazy beast’ that coexisted with dinosaurs discovered from Madagascar

One point for Slytherin: New Indian pit viper named after Harry Potter character

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