Context Recently, a new species of African violets found in Mizoram for the first time in India. About African violets The newly-described species, Didymocarpus vickifunkiae is currently known from only three locations…

Context The first invasive species whitefly reported from Kerala in 1995 has now spread across the country, and a study has now detailed the damage caused by the pest. Patterns of…

Context Recently, the sight of an adult Gharial, a common crocodile species, surrounded by 28 hatchlings at the Satkosia gorge in the Mahanadi river, the southernmost limit of the gharials’…

Context More than three centuries after it disappeared from Ireland, the common crane, a bird that is part of its folklore and was a popular pet during medieval times, has…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…