Species Discovery

marine-biology

A new shark species is formally defined when a scientific paper presents a species previously unknown to science and provides a valid binomial name, type specimen, and diagnosis...

Biology & Taxonomy

New species of reptiles emerge regularly as field surveys, genetic tools, and museum research reveal hidden diversity. These discoveries refine our understanding of evolution, a...

Science & Research

A new sea creature is a species, subspecies, or distinct population formally described for the first time by science, whether it is microscopic, meiofaunal, or large pelagic. In...

Science & Research

A new reptile species is a population of reptiles distinct in appearance, genetics, and evolutionary lineage from all previously described species, and formally recognized throu...