New Damselfly species that looks like a bamboo stalk discovered in Western Ghats

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New Damselfly species that looks like a bamboo stalk discovered in Western Ghats

India Today

In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers have discovered a new species of damselfly in the Western Ghats of Kerala. The species, named "Agasthyamalai Bambootail", was discovered in Manjadininnavila, Thiruvananthapuram district, near the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. Vivek Chandran emphasised the need for urgent conservation efforts in the Western Ghats, a recognised biodiversity hotspot, given the species' restricted range. Dr. Pankaj Koparde from MIT World Peace University stressed the importance of extending conservation efforts beyond protected forest boundaries.

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Researchers from MIT WPU & Christ College discover new damselfly species in western ghats of Kerala

1 month, 1 week ago

Researchers from MIT WPU & Christ College discover new damselfly species in western ghats of Kerala

Hindustan Times

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, a team of scientists including researchers from MIT World Peace University, Pune and Christ College, Kerala, has discovered a new species of damselfly in the western ghats of Kerala. Named ‘Agasthyamalai Bambootail’, this newly discovered species was found in Manjadininnavila in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala near the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. Lead researcher Vivek Chandran …

New species of damselfly discovered at Manjadininnavila in Kerala

2 months, 2 weeks ago

New species of damselfly discovered at Manjadininnavila in Kerala

New Indian Express

THRISSUR: A group of researchers from the state and outside has discovered a new species of damselfly from Manjadininnavila in Thiruvananthapuram district. The only other species in this genus is the Malabar Bambootail that is found in the Coorg-Wayanad landscape of the Ghats,” said Vivek Chandran, one of the team members. The new species differs from the Malabar Bambootail in …

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Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered three new hill stream loach fish species in Eastern and Western Ghats. The newly-identified species, all belonging to the genus Indoreonectes, were found in protected wildlife areas across two states – Telangana and Maharashtra. The discoveries include Indoreonectes amrabad from Amrabad Tiger Reserve in the Eastern Ghats and two species …

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Kerala, T.N. host most number of butterfly species in Western Ghats

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Kerala, T.N. host most number of butterfly species in Western Ghats

The Hindu

The Western Ghats are home to 337 butterfly species, with Kerala hosting the highest, followed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A study published in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society on the updated distribution and population status of butterflies reveals that species diversity is highest on the southern Western Ghats and diminishes northward. However, the lead author highlights …

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New spider species discovered in Tamil Nadu’s Palani Hills

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New spider species discovered in Tamil Nadu’s Palani Hills

The Hindu

A new species of jumping spider, Carrhotus piperus, has been identified in the lower Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu. This discovery yet again highlights the region’s rich biodiversity and brings the number of known Carrhotus species in India to 10, and to 37 globally. The chance discovery occurred during a 2016 survey in Thadiyankudisai, Dindigul, where Dr. Sampathkumar found the …

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How the invasive Senna spectabilis poses a threat to the Nilgiri's ecosystem

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How the invasive Senna spectabilis poses a threat to the Nilgiri's ecosystem

Hindustan Times

Forty years have passed since the plant species Senna spectabilis, better known as Weeping Cassia, was introduced to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve after being sourced from South and Central America. In 2010, the Kerala Forest Department officially recognised Senna spectabilis as an invasive species 25 years after being planted. The Senna spectabilis is out-competing other plant species for resources in …

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Sri Lankan brown-eared shrub frog sighted in Talakona forest of A.P. featured in Zootaxa journal

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Sri Lankan brown-eared shrub frog sighted in Talakona forest of A.P. featured in Zootaxa journal

The Hindu

The maiden sighting of the polymorphic Sri Lankan brown-eared shrub frog has been reported in the Talakona forest of the Eastern Ghats, by a team of scientists and researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, in Zootaxa, an international journal published from New Zealand. The same team had earlier discovered a Sri Lankan …

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Scientists discover new species of shield-tail snake in Western Ghats’ Meghamalai-Munnar landscape

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Scientists discover new species of shield-tail snake in Western Ghats’ Meghamalai-Munnar landscape

The Hindu

Researchers have discovered a new species of a shield-tail snake in the Meghamalai-Munnar landscape of the Western Ghats. The study was done by David J. Gower from the Natural History Museum, London, UK; Sandeep Das from the Centre for Research in Emerging Tropical Diseases, University of Calicut, Kerala; V. Deepak from the Natural History Museum, London, UK, and the School …

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Two bio-geographic hotspots in India yield two new plant species

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Two bio-geographic hotspots in India yield two new plant species

The Hindu

Indian botanists and researchers have discovered two new species of plants from two bio-geographic hotspots of the country the Andaman and Nicobar islands and Arunachal Pradesh. While a team led by scientist Lal Ji Singh, discovered aerial stem-parasitic flowering plant species Dendrophthoe longensis from the Long Islands of middle Andamans the other discovery by a team led by scientist Krishna …

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IAS officer shares pic of newly discovered blue-coloured butterfly species in Western Ghats

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IAS officer shares pic of newly discovered blue-coloured butterfly species in Western Ghats

Hindustan Times

Indian Administrative Service officer Supriya Sahu shared a picture of a rare butterfly species on X. Picture of newly discovered blue-coloured butterfly in Western Ghats. Researchers in Tamil Nadu’s Srivilliputhur Tiger Reserve in Megamalai have discovered a new species of Silverline butterfly namely ‘Cigaritis meghamalaiensis’,” wrote Sahu while sharing a picture of the butterfly on X. It’s after 33 years …

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New dragonfly species discovered in Wayanad

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New dragonfly species discovered in Wayanad

The Hindu

A new dragonfly species has been discovered in the verdant landscapes of Wayanad. The team was collecting specimens from a population that bore a striking resemblance to Epithemis mariae, commonly known as the Ruby-tailed Hawklet, a dragonfly species that is native and exclusive to the Western Ghats. In stark contrast, the newly discovered dragonfly species was found amidst the foliage …

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Endemic birds of the Western Ghats in art

1 year, 5 months ago

Endemic birds of the Western Ghats in art

The Hindu

What makes the Banasura laughingthrush unique? This dull brown bird sings a melodious pee kooopee kooo that reverberates across the sholas of the Western Ghats. “Banasura can be seen only in certain pockets in Karnataka and Kerala,” says artist Ragavan Suresh as he displays his voluminous collection of works of art comprising scientific watercolour drawings of as many as 30 …

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Moth found in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts after 127 years; photographed for first time

1 year, 9 months ago

Moth found in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts after 127 years; photographed for first time

The Hindu

Two researchers from Tamil Nadu have spotted a rare moth species for the first time in India in the buffer zone of Kalakkad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve after it was last sighted 127 years ago - at Trincomalee in Sri Lanka in 1893. Interestingly, the researchers, Thalavaipandi Subbaiah of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment and Prashanth Prakhalathan of …

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Researchers discover new species of cricket in Ashoka University campus

1 year, 10 months ago

Researchers discover new species of cricket in Ashoka University campus

The Hindu

The discovery of a new species is always exciting but finding them in your backyard makes it more thrilling. That’s what happened to a group of researchers from Ashoka University when they found not one but three new species of bush crickets, two of them within the grounds of the university itself in Sonipat, Haryana, and one in Shillong, Meghalaya. …

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From Neelakurinji in the Western Ghats to the Karvi blooms in the Sahyadri range, travellers are trekking to witness these seasonal flowers

2 years, 1 month ago

From Neelakurinji in the Western Ghats to the Karvi blooms in the Sahyadri range, travellers are trekking to witness these seasonal flowers

The Hindu

A lazy sun peeps through the mist revealing hills carpeted in blue flowers. It is that time of the year when the shola grasslands of the Western Ghats, stretching from Tamil Nadu and Kerala to Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra blossom. The flower has a natural lifecycle that it follows year after year, a miracle of Nature,” he says, adding that …

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New member of the grasshopper world named after Dravidian landscape

2 years, 2 months ago

New member of the grasshopper world named after Dravidian landscape

The Hindu

A new member of the grasshopper world, which has been identified from Tamil Nadu, is named after the Dravidian landscape. The newly described pygmy unicorn grasshopper Dravidacris annamalaica is restricted to the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. A specimen collected by a team comprising Dhaneesh Bhaskar, H. Sankararaman and Niko Kasalo from Annamalai Nagar near Chidambaram in Cuddalore district in …

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New species of Miliusa spotted in Agasthyamala

2 years, 5 months ago

New species of Miliusa spotted in Agasthyamala

The Hindu

Researchers have identified a new species of evergreen tree belonging to the genus Miliusa from the Agasthyamala biosphere reserve in the southern arm of the Western Ghats in the Thiruvananthapuram district. Further, it noted that the evergreen forests of the southern Western Ghats are home to numerous endemic species including seven species of Miliusa. The Gist: Researchers have identified a …

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Three research scholars discover new plant species in Western Ghats

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Three research scholars discover new plant species in Western Ghats

Hindustan Times

Three research scholars, one from the United States among them, have discovered a new plant in Ponmudi hills in Kerala which is part of the Western Ghats, one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world. The new plant species have white-coloured flowers which probably open at night. He discovered more than 33 new species from the Western …

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Bangaluru Zoo to Make People Aware About Preserving Malabar Butterfly in the Western Ghats

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Bangaluru Zoo to Make People Aware About Preserving Malabar Butterfly in the Western Ghats

News 18

To create awareness, Bannerghatta zoo in this tech city is hosting a week-long event showcasing the protected Malabar butterfly species which are endemic in the Western Ghats. “The event is being held from June 28-July 4 to showcase Malabar butterflies in our biological park and mark the country’s 75 years of independence – ‘Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’,” said zoo executive …

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New species a-flutter in India

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New species a-flutter in India

The Hindu

Species name: Nacaduba Sinhala ramaswamii, a line blue butterfly Named after: Ramamsamy SRK a farmer based out of Saptur village, located at 45 kilometres from Madurai “I have completed recording as many as 300 butterfly species in the Western Ghats, only a few are left,” declares Ramasamy SRK over phone from his farm at Saptur in Madurai. The nearest species …

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Researchers find five new species of shrub frogs in Western Ghats

3 years, 9 months ago

Researchers find five new species of shrub frogs in Western Ghats

India Today

Five new species of shrub frogs have been discovered from the Western Ghats by researchers from India and the US. About the study The findings are published in a scientific article titled ''An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India''. About new …

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Javan Rhinoceros, Wild Ox, Pink Headed Duck vanished from Manipur: Minister

3 years, 10 months ago

Javan Rhinoceros, Wild Ox, Pink Headed Duck vanished from Manipur: Minister

Hindustan Times

Javan Rhinoceros, Wild Ox, Pink Headed Duck and Manipur jungle Bush Quail are considered to have vanished from Manipur based on available records, said Awangbow Newmai, Manipur forest, environment & climate change minister. Javan Rhinoceros was last sighted at Khuga area of the state in the early 20th century while Wild Ox was seen about 50 years ago near Indo-Myanmar …

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New tree-frog genus offers hope of uncovering many more amphibian species in India

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New tree-frog genus offers hope of uncovering many more amphibian species in India

Hindustan Times

Last month, a study led by Delhi University’s department of environmental studies described a new genus of an old-world tree frog called Rohanixalus from the Andaman Islands, named after the Sri Lankan taxonomist Rohan Pethiyagoda. Interestingly, despite the steep decline in their numbers and diversity, science is bringing to light fascinating new species of frogs every year in India. “Last …

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Gruesome-looking 'Darth Vader' sea cockroach found in the Indian Ocean identified as new species

Daily Mail

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