Slideshow: Species discovered by Smithsonian researchers the past decade

Smithsonian scientists have discovered hundreds of new species around the world. To mark this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, May 22, here is a small slideshow highlighting some of the species the Smithsonian has discovered in the past decade.

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  • http://facebook J Jones

    wish pic. had caption letting me know what I was looking at.
    Love your web sight

  • http://www.argusvlinder.web-log.nl Argus Vlinder

    It’s a pity you didnt wrote a bit of back ground for each of these images.

  • tingring r marak

    hi! i’m from northeast India and our rivers are known for varieties of masheers species. i have a photograph of one species of masheer which I cant identify. can you help me? i would like to send the pics to you if you are interested.