Top 10 New Species of 2008

1.A Sleeper Ray with a Name that Sucks
*Electrolux addisoni
*Largest known member of the electric ray family Narkidae.

2.75-Million Year Old Giant Duck-billed Dinosaur
*Gryposaurus monumentensis
*IOne of the most robust duck-billed dinosaurs ever found, and probably the largest dinosaur.

3.Shocking Pink Millipede
*Desmoxytes purpurosea
*Millipedes are highly variable in appearance and coloration, but this shocking pink stands apart.

4.Rare Frog Off the Shelf
*Philautus maia
*Described from a single female museum specimen collected around 1860.

5.One of the Most Venomous Snakes in the World
*Oxyuranus temporalis
*One of the most venomous known snake species.

6.Fruit Bat Crosses the Line
*Styloctenium mindorensis
*Fruit bat species known only from the Philippine island of Mindoro.

7.New Fun Guy on Campus?
*Xerocomus silwoodensis
*New mushroom species was discovered on Silwood Campus,London.

8.Jellyfish Named After Its Victim
*Malo kingi
*Dangerous box jellyfish genus Malo,named after American tourist Robert King.

9.Life Imitates Art: "Dim" Rhinoceros beetle
*Megaceras briansaltini
*Has a unique form of horn that is otherwise similar to the blue rhinoceros beetle in the animated film A Bug's Life.

10.Michelin Man Plant
*Tecticornia bibenda
*It looks like the Michelin Man(tm).

SOURCE: IISE