New species are discovered by scientists every year, with many found already in 2023.
Hipposideros kingstonae is a new bat species with a unique nose-leaf and vocalizations.
DiCaprio’s snail-eating snake was named after Leonardo DiCaprio’s mother and lives in Panama and Colombia.
Hyloscirtus tolkieni is a stream treefrog named after J.R.R. Tolkien, found in Ecuador.
Cyrtodactylus santana is the first bent-toed gecko discovered in Timor-Leste.
Two new gymnure species, Podogymnura intermedia and P. minima, were discovered in the Philippines.
Gekko mizoramensis, a new parachute gecko species, was found in northeast India and Bangladesh.
Gekko mizoramensis, a new parachute gecko species, was found in northeast India and Bangladesh.
Venomius tomhardyi, a new orb-weaving spider, was discovered in Tasmania.
Ngoc Linh crocodile newt, a new species of newt, was found in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.