Meet the Incredible New Species Discovered in 2023!

New species are discovered by scientists every year, with many found already in 2023.

1

Hipposideros kingstonae is a new bat species with a unique nose-leaf and vocalizations.

2

DiCaprio’s snail-eating snake was named after Leonardo DiCaprio’s mother and lives in Panama and Colombia.

3

Hyloscirtus tolkieni is a stream treefrog named after J.R.R. Tolkien, found in Ecuador.

4

Cyrtodactylus santana is the first bent-toed gecko discovered in Timor-Leste.

5

Two new gymnure species, Podogymnura intermedia and P. minima, were discovered in the Philippines.

6

Gekko mizoramensis, a new parachute gecko species, was found in northeast India and Bangladesh.

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Gekko mizoramensis, a new parachute gecko species, was found in northeast India and Bangladesh.

8

Venomius tomhardyi, a new orb-weaving spider, was discovered in Tasmania.

9

Ngoc Linh crocodile newt, a new species of newt, was found in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

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