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• Discovery of Satyrex Tarantula Genus Reveals Record Breaking Anatomy and Violent Mating Rituals

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Researchers have established the new Satyrex genus to classify four newly discovered tarantula species characterized by exceptionally long mating appendages and aggressive defensiv...

• New gecko species discovered in Vietnam’s imperiled karst ecosystems honors world-renowned herpetologist Dr. Thomas Ziegler

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists have identified two new species of half leaf-fingered geckos in the Son La Province of northwestern Vietnam, expanding the known diversity of the Hemiphyllodactylus genu...

• Taiwan Research Team Resolves Century-Old Taxonomic Mystery Surrounding the Secretive Formosan Legless Lizard

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A study led by National Taiwan Normal University has officially re-established Dopasia formosensis as a distinct species, ending decades of classification debate. By designating a...

• Scientific Breakthrough in Pacific Deep-Sea Research Reveals 24 New Species and Entirely New Evolutionary Branch

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Research

  An international team of researchers has identified 24 new deep-sea amphipod species within the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the central Pacific. The findings, published in a special...