New Species

The Beatles (l to r) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison show off their MBE medals after their investiture at Buckingham Palace. © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis/Getty

New beetle species named after The Beatles

Galanthus bursanus. © D.Zubov

Kew selects its top new species of 2019

Wild Chinese giant salamander (c) Ben Tapley

New species is world's largest amphibian

American pocket shark

Scientists discover new shark species that glows in the dark

Olea hensoni. © Florida Museum, photo taken by Gustav Paulay

Sea slug species named after The Muppets creator

Aenigmachanna gollum. © Anoop V.K

‘Precious’ new species named after Gollum

Achrioptera maroloko, one of two newly discovered colourful Madagascan species. Maroloko means

Two new flamboyant stick insect species discovered

Scientists uncovering the fossils 30+ years ago in Grand Cayman Cave, with Gary Morgan and Dr Greg McDonald © NMMNH

Fossilised bones reveal three new extinct mammals

Reticulated siren. © Pierson Hill

Mysterious giant US salamander finally identified

Papilio natewa. © Greg Kerr

New species of butterfly discovered in Fiji

The Mount Fansipan horned frog Megophrys fansipanesis. © Ben Tapley/ZSL

Two newly discovered frogs could already be endangered

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Butterfly named after prominent YouTuber

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Big blue surprise as new fungi species described

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115 new species found in Southeast Asia

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How the new Humboldt’s flying squirrel dodged discovery