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 Northeast, and underscore the importance of revisiting old museum records, field surveys, and genetic data to clarify species distribution across the region,” Dr Abhijit Das, Scientist at Wildlife Institute of India said in a release.

“Green fan-throated lizards, long thought to be widespread across Northeast India have finally been correctly identified-thanks to an inte

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