Scientists have described two new species of slender-armed frogs—Soman’s Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium somani) and Mechuka Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium mechuka)—from secretive habitats in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
In a major boost to India’s biodiversity research, scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered two new species of jumping spiders in Meghalaya—Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar.
In a landmark entomological discovery, researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research–Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR–VCRC), Puducherry, have identified seven mosquito species never before recorded in India and 61 species new to Meghalaya.
