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Arunachal Pradesh

Bengaluru | May 4, 2020
Meet Salazar’s pit viper – a new snake species named after the parseltongue wizard

Salazar Slytherin – the parseltongue wizard who talks with snakes in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy Harry Potter is not just a mystical character name of the Potterverse anymore! Now, its found a place in India’s biodiversity as a newly discovered pit viper from Arunachal Pradesh has been named after this character. 

General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Bengaluru | Dec 2, 2019
A newly found species of dung beetle from Arunachal Pradesh adds to India’s biodiversity

In a recent study, scientists from the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, have found a new species of earth-boring dung beetle in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh during one of their field expeditions. Named after the district it was discovered in, Enoplotrupes tawangensis belongs to the family Geotrupidae.

General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Bengaluru | Aug 27, 2019
Arunachal Pradesh a treasure trove of bumblebees, finds study

A first-of-its-kind study details diversity and distribution of bumblebees in the Eastern Himalayas. 

General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive, News
Arunachal Pradesh | May 18, 2019
After 70 long years, a new species of pitviper emerges from Arunachal Pradesh

Researchers discover a new species of pitviper in Arunachal Pradesh and name it Trimeresurus arunachalensis or the Arunachal pitviper.

General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
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