8 New Species Discovered In The Past 20 Years

Glow-In-The-Dark Mushrooms

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Frogfish

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SpongeBob SquarePants Mushroom

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Solenodon

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Klingon Newt

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Wolfgang Böhme’s Ethiopian Chameleon

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Dementor Wasp

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Transparent Frog

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