Researchers took a closer look at the speckled snake and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Herpetoreas abros, or the cute Himalayas keelback snake. A Herpetoreas abros ...

In a forest of southern China, a 2-foot-long creature with “large” eyes moved along the ground. Something about the “cute” animal caught the attention of nearby rangers — and for good ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long creature with a “secretive” lifestyle in the forest and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from L.P. Tran via Van Nguyen and Vogel (2025) In a ...