Rediscovered species 2022

[joe99]

Lost or extinct? Study finds the existence of more than 500 animal species remains uncertain

Link to an article discussing how many animals have been "lost" to science, as being not declared extinct or seen in over 50 years. The Study is under a paywall so i added the article so you would get a short summary of the findings

 

[vogelcommando]

Lost or extinct? Study finds the existence of more than 500 animal species remains uncertain

And the complete study :

https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acv.12788

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the rediscovery of the Blue-bellied kukri snake in India :

Rediscovery and systematics of the rarely encountered Blue-bellied kukri snake ( Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909) from Assam, India | Zootaxa

Another article about the rediscovered Blue-bellied kukri snake :

Rediscovered in Assam after 112 years: The blue-bellied kukri snake

 

[vogelcommando]

Shalta Cave crayfish rediscovered in Alabama :

Rediscovery and phylogenetic analysis of the Shelta Cave Crayfish (Orconectes sheltae Cooper & Cooper, 1997), a decapod (Decapoda, Cambaridae) endemic to Shelta Cave in northern Alabama, USA

 

[Smaggledagle]

A species of moth that lives in the Phillippines and hasn't been seen since 1912 was found in a person's luggage at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in September 2021.

Moth species not seen since 1912 found in luggage at Detroit airport

Also an update, the Galápagos giant tortoise named Fernanda had its genome sequenced and it was confirmed that she was in fact a Fernandina Island Galápagos giant tortoise

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-fantastic-giant-tortoise-believed-extinct.html

 

[vogelcommando]

Rediscovery of a Thread-legged bug species on Sri Lanka :

View of Rediscovery of Gardena melinarthrum Dohrn from Sri Lanka

 

[vogelcommando]

Rediscovery of the Santa Marta sabrewing ( an hummingbird-species ) :

Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia

 

[vogelcommando]

Local rediscovery of the Broad-toothed rat :

Scientists find chubby-cheeked rat at Wilsons Promontory for the first time in decades

 

[vogelcommando]

Abstract of the rediscovery of an endangered Cichlid-species in Costa Rica :

Rediscovery of the endangered Amphilophus lyonsi (Gosse 1966) (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) in Costa Rica; extended diagnosis and description and new ecological data | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

A subspecies which was rediscovered already 2020 ( and published 2021 ) but sofar not mentioned here is the White-thight blue-necked tanager. Before this rediscovery it was only know by one specimen, collected 1929 :

Rediscovery of the Blue-necked Tanager Stilpnia cyanicollis albotibialis in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil

 

[vogelcommando]

Rediscovery of the Lord Howe wingless cockroach :

‘Extinct’ wood-eating cockroach rediscovered after 80 years

 

[birdsandbats]

Rediscovery of the Lord Howe wingless cockroach :

‘Extinct’ wood-eating cockroach rediscovered after 80 years

Note that is just a rediscovery on the main island, the species was previously known to have survived on a smaller offshore island.

 

[vogelcommando]

Note that is just a rediscovery on the main island, the species was previously known to have survived on a smaller offshore island.

The rediscovered main(is)land population is genetically different from the known remaining animals.

 

[vogelcommando]

Rediscovery of the Mekong Ghost - a carp-species :

'Mekong Ghost' Rediscovered in Fish Market After Being Lost for 18 Years

 

[vogelcommando]

Rediscovery of the Batman loach in Turkey :

Lost and found: stroke of luck that helped rediscover tiny ‘superhero’ fish

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the rediscovery of a Stonefly-species in China :

Rediscovery of Perlodinella microlobata Wu, 1938, with notes on Tibetisoperla sclerotica Yan, Chen, Bozdogan & Li, 2022 (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

Rediscovery of Harlequin frogs in Ecuador :

Back from the dead: Up to 32 frog species thought to be extinct may not be, MSU research shows

 

[Sarus Crane]

After 140 years it 's finally been rediscovered!!!!

‘Like Finding a Unicorn’: Researchers Rediscover the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, a Bird Lost to Science for 140 Years

This is fantastic because it proves that species feared extinct, especially ground dwelling birds that live on islands that had to survive against cats, rats and human colonization still have a fighting chance against extinction! Hopefully other birds recently extinct/not seen for decades or more can have the same outcome!

 

[TinoPup]

There are so many species thought likely extinct, or undiscovered by the western world, that we would know about if we took the time to listen and get to know people in these villages in east Asia, South America, etc. Respect them, include them, credit them.

 

[Bengal Tiger]

There are so many species thought likely extinct, or undiscovered by the western world, that we would know about if we took the time to listen and get to know people in these villages in east Asia, South America, etc. Respect them, include them, credit them.

I've noticed that in multiple cases of rediscovery/discovery of animals, locals seem to be well aware of their existence.