Hundreds of New Animal Species Found In the Himalayas

li-3 Vibrant blue walking snakehead fish-® Henning Strack Hansen

The Himalayas might be known for having the planet’s highest peaks, but the epic mountain range is also one of the most biologically diverse spots on Earth. The area contains 5 percent of the world’s butterfly species, 8 percent of its bird species and many other extremely rare animals, such as the snow leopard and Asian elephant.

During a recent six-year eastern Himalayan expedition, scientists discovered more than 200 new species, including 133 plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal. Here are a few of the most interesting:

Snub-Nosed Sneezing Monkey

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Spotted Wren Babbler

li-2 Spotted-Wren-babbler -® Ramki Sreenivasan Conservation India

Walking Snakehead Fish

li-3 Vibrant blue walking snakehead fish-® Henning Strack Hansen

Red and Brown Pit Viper

li-4 Protobothrops himalayansus (pitviper)-® Liang Zhang 2

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