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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many new species were added to India’s diversity in 2019?
A
544
B
256
C
300
D
456
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Frog to fungus, 544 species add to India’s diversity in 2019 - The Hindu.

Detailed explanation-2: -The new species for 2019 include 17 fish, 15 geckos, eight flowering plants, six sea slugs, five arachnids, four eels, three ants, three skinks, two skates, two wasps, two mosses, two corals, and two lizards.

Detailed explanation-3: -Possessing a tremendous diversity of climate and physical conditions, India has great variety of fauna, numbering 92, 037 species, of which insects alone include 61, 375 species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Following are a few of the new species uncovered in the wilderness of Arunachal Pradesh in the year 2022. A new species of primate was discovered in Arunachal Pradesh called the Sela Macaque, named after the Indo-China border pass called “Sela Pass, ” where it was found.

Detailed explanation-5: -A new species of estuarine crab named Pseudohelice annamalai was discovered in Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu. About Pseudohelice annamalai The species Pseudohelice annamalai was discovered at the mangroves in Parangipettai, close to the Vellar River estuary in Cuddalore district.

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