2016: India's Year In Discoveries

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    • Publish Date: Dec 28 2016 4:52PM
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    • Updated Date: Dec 28 2016 4:52PM
2016: India's Year In Discoveries

Dancing tadpoles, rabbits which look like tailless rats, and a spider which looks like a wizard's hat straight out of a Harry Potter novel were discovered in India in 2016, offering glimpses of the faunal diversity potential of Indian ecosystems.

A new bird species was also found in Arunachal Pradesh besides three new species of butterflies in Uttarakhand, much to the delight of scientists.

Himalayan Forest Thrush
The year started on a promising note with a new bird species found in northeast India and named after noted ornithologist Salim Ali. The bird was discovered by a team of scientists from India, Sweden, China, the US, and Russia.
The bird, Himalayan Forest Thrush, has been distinguished as a separate species by researchers and the discovery has been published in the international Avian Research journal. This is only the fourth new bird species described from India by modern ornithologists since Independence. Himalayan Forest Thrush is common in eastern Himalayas and so far, believed to be a sub-species of Plain-backed Thrush.

The Dancing Tadpole
In April this year, researchers discovered a new tadpole that burrows through sand and live in complete darkness in streambeds in the Western Ghats. 
The tadpole, belonging to the Indian Dancing Frog family Micrixalidae, was documented in a joint expedition by a group of scientists from University of Delhi, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and Gettysburg College, USA. PLOS ONE, an open-access journal, published the study.

According to the study, these tadpoles were discovered in the deep recesses of streambeds where they live in total darkness until they fully develop into froglets. 

With muscular eel-like bodies and skin-covered eyes which facilitate burrowing through gravel beds, the tadpole has well-serrated jaw sheaths which may help prevent large sand grains from entering its mouth while feeding and moving through sand.

Though these displays are well known, the tadpoles of these frogs were completely unknown. This was, in fact, the only family of frogs and toads whose tadpoles remained a mystery.

New Butterflies
Uttarakhand, which is home to a large number of flora and fauna, added more to its name with three new varieties of butterflies discovered.  
With the new discoveries, the total number of butterflies found in the hill state rose to 453.

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Ritvik Baweja BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

Yes, its nice development in the flora fauna sphere

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