Corpse Flower
Context The excitement surrounding the corpse flower, also known by its scientific name Amorphophallus titanum, is not unfounded considering that the ultra-rare plant is known to bloom only once every…
Doria’s foam nesting treefrog
Context Recently, Doria’s foam nesting treefrog has been spotted during a nocturnal survey in the buffer area of Mizoram’s Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary in June 2020. About Doria’s foam nesting treefrog…
New Big 5
Context Two of Kaziranga National Park’s ‘Big Five’ animals have made it to the planet’s New Big 5. All the New Big 5 animals are keystone species, essential to the…
Asian gracile skink found from Western Ghats
Context A group of herpetologists gathered at Anaikatti hills in Coimbatore for the South Asian Reptile Red List Assessment organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has…
Platyceps josephi : A new species of snake
Context An international team of researchers has discovered a new species of racer snake named Platyceps josephi from Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu and also solved a naming confusion that existed…
Red-eared Slider Turtle
Context A ‘cute’ American turtle popular as a pet is threatening to invade the natural water bodies across the Northeast, home to 21 of the 29 vulnerable native Indian species…
Indian pangolin and Chinese pangolin
Context Pangolins, despite being listed in Schedule I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 continue to be the world’s most trafficked mammal. The primary demand for its scales in the making…
Xylophis deepaki
Context A tiny snake of just 20 cm length with iridescent scales Xylophis deepaki, first stumbled upon in a coconut plantation in Kanyakumari, is now reported to be an endemic species…
Cotton Pygmy Goose
Context The Cotton Pygmy Goose is the Thumbelina of the anatidae family which is constituted by ducks, geese and swans. While Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina emerged out of a flower, the Cotton…
Small Indian civets (Viverricula indica)
Context Recently, East Godavari Wildlife Management authorities have rescued three small Indian civets (Viverricula indica). About Small Indian civets The small Indian civet is a prolific consumer of fruits, mostly…
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