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Centuries-old museum specimens unlock mysteries of South Asian treeshrews

adminApril 25, 202506 mins

Museum specimens, the Zoological Survey of India used to unlock morphological mysteries of the South Asian treeshrews. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT GUWAHATI Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have resolved longstanding taxonomic ambiguities surrounding South Asian treeshrews – small, insectivorous mammals often misidentified due to their superficial resemblance to squirrels. Drawing upon…

ZSI scientists discover new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin

adminJanuary 10, 202505 mins

The new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified a new species of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica) that diverged from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) approximately 3.4 million years ago. The development of the species was likely influenced by dramatic geoclimatic changes…