209 New Species Discovered In The Himalayas

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A new species of dwarf snakehead fish (Channa andrao) that can wriggle on wet land for up to a quarter of a mile in order to reach another body of water. Henning Strack Hansen/WWF

Over 200 new species have been found in the Eastern Himalayas in recent years, including a noseless sneezing monkey and a fanged "dracula fish." The report by the WWF shows that they have found 133 new species of plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 species of fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and