Arunachal: Two new lizard species discovered solve century-old puzzle

Two new lizard species discovered in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 12 Nov: The scientists from Wildlife Institute of India have discovered two new lizard species from Arunachal Pradesh. The newly discovered species are Ptyctolaemus siangensis and Ptyctolaemus namdaphaensis. The discovery helped resolved a century-old confusion about the distribution of fan-throated lizards in Northeastern India. “These findings highlight the remarkable hidden reptile diversity of India’s […]

Arunachal: Two new lizard species discovered solve century-old puzzle

In a remarkable discovery that deepens our understanding of biodiversity in India’s Eastern Himalayas, scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have described two new species of forest lizards from Arunachal Pradesh — Ptyctolaemus siangensis and Ptyctolaemus namdaphaensis. The study, published in the latest issue of the journal Vertebrate Zoology, combines DNA sequencing with detailed morphological analysis to […] The post Arunachal…