On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

Identifying the scaly animal from the Republic of the Congo was “particularly problematic” and led to “long-standing” ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...

In a rare and a prestigious honour in the world of biological sciences, a newly discovered species of bronzeback snake has been named after one of Sri Lanka’s foremost herpetologists, Dr. A. A. Thasun ...

His discovery came shortly after: what he was looking at was an entirely new species altogether. This stunning serpent is a common tree snake. Found in both forested and urban areas along the ...

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

The paper, titled Two Cryptic New Species Of The Plant Bug Genus Campylomma Recently Discovered In Japan And Singapore, was published in science journal Zootaxa. The findings were also announced ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African rainforests dated to around 18,000 years ago. The ...

analyzed their DNA and discovered a new species. Photo from MacDonald, Dupuis, Glasier, Sissons, Moehrenschlager, Shaffer and Sperling (2025) In a national park of southern Canada, some “cryptic ...

A new mosquito species endemic to Sri Lanka has been discovered in Mirigama, raising fresh concerns among health officials as the country grapples with a heightened risk of mosquito-borne diseases ...

The recent discovery of nine new species of carnivorous land snails in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea has sparked ...