Research reveals five Anchiale species where two were thought to exist

1 Sep 21 · 2d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

By describing two new species and confirming the existence of a third, the team discovered that what were once considered two species are in fact five species distributed across habitats stretching from northern New South Wales into tropical north Queensland. This finding has important conservation implications, as the species are found in smaller habitat ranges than previously thought.