Researchers have discovered two new species of dragonflies from the Western Ghat - Merogomphus aryanadensis from Kerala and Merogomphus flavoreductus from Maharashtra.

The specimen was collected and sent to ZSI who confirmed that this was the first-ever record of Euthyrrhapha pacifica in India

While combing through the DNA of confiscated pangolins, scientists identified a species that had never been recorded before.

While going through the bacteria found from the Nasa's Mars 2020 Mission clean room, scientists discovered a novel species that could be helpful in fighting off harmful bacteria and viruses

Researchers from Mizoram University and Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a new species of gliding gecko from the forests of Mizoram.

Researchers and biodiversity experts have discovered a new species of dragonfly, Burmagomphus chaukulensis, from near a stream in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.

Researchers found a new frog species lurking in a pond in Bengaluru, and hope to discover more with systematic studies. 

Herpetologists have discovered 13 new species of geckos this year, and expect to find more in the coming years.

^{The four species of newly-discovered tiger moths. Left to right: First row: O. suryamal rekhae,  O. suryamal. Second row: O. zedesi and O. ghatmatha [Image credits: Aparna Kalawate]}

Thus hath the candle sing'd the moth.
O, these deliberate fools! When they do choose,
They have the wisdom by their wit to lose.

^{(a) Shola reedtail (Protosticta sholai) [Image credits: K. A. Subramanian]; (b) blue-legged reedtail (Protosticta cyanofemora) [Image credits: Shantanu Joshi]; (c) Myristica reedtail (Protosticta myristicaensis) [Image credits: Shantanu Joshi]}