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- Scientists and taxonomists have documented 596 new species of flora and fauna from India in the year 2018.
- The details of the discoveries were announced by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in the publications “Plant Discoveries 2018 and Animal Discoveries 2018”.
- BSI has placed emphasis on molecular DNA technology and phylogeny to confirm the discoveries.
- With these new discoveries, the updated list of animal species in India has risen to 1,01,681 which is about 6.49% of all the species in the world.
- Kerala recorded the highest number of discoveries with 59 species. West Bengal recorded 38 and Tamil Nadu recorded 26.
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