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http://plazi.org/ is a Swiss NFP-Organisation.
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Here we present newly discovered species.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 2:34 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #chameleon from #mozambique just showed up:

Nadzikambia franklinae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/8BB79C4F-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/vz.7...
#VertebrateZoology #NadzikambiaFranklinae

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#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptiles

Life photo of Nadzikambia franklinae, adult holotype male.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:56 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #landsnail from #vietnam just crawled in:

Fansipanica milae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A15685B3-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #FansipanicaMilae

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@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:46 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #treecricket from #brazil just chirped:

Hebardinella pilimaculata

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/038C8782-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #HebardinellaPilimaculata

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #nature #conservation #fauna #entomology #insects #orthoptera #crickets

Hebardinella pilimaculata, live male holotype in the wilds.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:01 PM

#NewSpecies!
Elaeocarpus pulneyensis
A newly discovered #elaeocarpaceae tree from #india!

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/3B655104-...
Publication: doi.org/10.24823/EJB...
#EdinburghJournalOfBotany #ElaeocarpusPulneyensis

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#OA #taxonomy #nature #botany #flora #flowers #plants #trees

Elaeocarpus pulneyensis, ventral view of the raceme.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:21 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #fossil #buffalo from the late #pliocene from #ethiopia just surfaced:

Syncerus ekosowan

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03F887BC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/cr-p...
#ComptesRendusPalevol #SyncerusEkosowan

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#taxonomy #nature #mammals #bovidae #paleo #paleontology

Holotype cranium of Syncerus ekosowan, dorsal view.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:02 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #frog from #china just jumped in:

Boulenophrys tianlinensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B10E8184-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#ZSEvolution #BoulenophrysTianlinensis

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#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #fauna #herpetology #herps #amphibia

Boulenophrys tianlinensis in life, dorsolateral view of adult male.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:29 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #amphipod from the #pacific just surfaced:

Liljeborgia sibylline

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/3C4A4DC8-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #LiljeborgiaSibylline

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#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #crustaceae #amphipoda #deepsea

Habitus of Liljeborgia sibylline a paratype female.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:11 AM

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered #fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:

Inocybe draconoculus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/AA1DB768-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
#mycokeys #InocybeDraconoculus

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#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #mushrooms #mycology

Inocybe draconoculus, basidiomata in situ.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:25 AM

#NewSpecies!
New ray-finned #fish from #brazil just surfaced:

Jenynsia aurea

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/986287FD-...
Publication: doi.org/10.1590/1982...
#NeotropicalIchthyology #JenynsiaAurea

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#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #ichthyology

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:46 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #spider from #japan just snuck in:

Nesticus yamabushi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/5F04D141-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #NesticusYamabushi

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#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:36 AM

#NewSpecies
Casearia napoensis
A newly discovered #salicaceae tree from #china!

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/94396E47-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
#Phytokeys #CaseariaNapoensis

#FAIRdata
#ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flora #flowers #plants #trees

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:21 AM

#NewSpecies
New bug from #japan just snuck in:

Omoplax sandoru

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/5EF97720-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #OmoplaxSandoru

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@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:07 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #gecko from #india just climbed in:

Hemidactylus cairnicola

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/141E8789-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #HemidactylusCairnicola

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Live uncollected individual of Hemidactylus cairnicola.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 2:18 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #freshwater #crab from #sierra_leone just pinched us:

Afrithelphusa outamba

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03C987BC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #AfrithelphusaOutamba

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #crustacea

Afrithelphusa outamba, holotype, ♂, preserved specimen.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 1:00 PM

#NewSpecies!
New true #bug from #china just showed up:

Kuwania hiemalis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A5E68139-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/dez....
#DEZ #KuwaniaHiemalis

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#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hemiptera

Kuwania hiemalis, dorsal view of adult female.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:31 PM

#NewSpecies!
New #landsnail from #myanmar just crawled in:

Acinolaemus altus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6ED1EB58-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #AcinolaemusAltus

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#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails

Synoptic view of the shell of Acinolaemus altus, holotype.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:36 AM

#NewSpecies!
New #dragonfish from #usa just surfaced:

Eustomias clarkei

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/685B2F57-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #EustomiasClarkei

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#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #fish #ichthyology #gobies

Whole body of preserved holotype of Eustomias clarkei.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:22 AM

#NewSpecies
New #beetle from #china just snuck in

Micraspis filapicis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/CB6187EE-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #MicraspisFilapicis

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#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #coleoptera #bugs

Living specimen of Micraspis filapicis in nature.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:38 AM

#NewSpecies!
New legless #lizard from #brazil just snuck in:

Ophiodes enso

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A9578781-...
Publication: doi.org/10.1670/17-007
#JournalOfHerpetology #OphiodesEnso

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptiles #squamata #lizards

Holotype of Ophiodes enso exhibiting coloration in life.

@plazi-species.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:11 AM

#NewSpecies
New #deepsea #octocoral from #japan just came in:

Hemicorallium osmanthogemmum

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1493EC49-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HemicoralliumOsmanthogemmum

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#OA #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #fauna #corals

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