A quiet hill stream flowing past a village in Ri-Bhoi district has given Meghalaya yet another reason to take pride in its natural heritage. Scientists have formally described a new species of snakehead fish, Channa bhoi, adding to the state’s growing reputation as a hotspot of freshwater biodiversity.
In a landmark scientific breakthrough, researchers have described 13 new species of bush frogs from across Northeast India — and three of these remarkable discoveries come from Meghalaya, reaffirming the state’s standing as one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots.
Meghalaya’s forests have yielded yet another scientific surprise with the discovery of a new cockroach species, Anaplectoidea garoensis, in the South Garo Hills. The finding, published in Zootaxa, marks the first confirmed record of the genus Anaplectoidea in India.
In a forest village in Northeast India, a group of researchers holds up a photograph of a tiny, brightly coloured frog. “New species,” they say. The village elders smile. They’ve seen this frog before—by the stream, after the rains, since they were children.
