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In the year 2019, about 368 species of fauna were discovered in India. About 116 unknown organisms have been seen for the first time till date. This is the second major victory in 10 years. Earlier in 2018, 372 new species of animals were discovered. A total of 2,444 unknown species have been discovered in India in the last 10 years. About 10 years ago, in 2010, the most living organisms were discovered in India, but in the same year, about 257 animals already found in the world were seen for the first time. The picture of all new animals and its complete information has been published by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in ‘Animal Discoveries-2019: New Species and New Record’. The Ministry of Environment will soon release this report. ZSI director Kailash Chandra said that this time in the Animal Discovery-2019, eight lizards belonging to the Nimesispis genre were discovered. They are also named after Indian explorers, scientists and the place where they were discovered. The lizard found in Salem, Tamil Nadu has been named ‘Agarwali’ after scientist Ishan Aggarwal and ‘Amba’ of the lizard found near Amba in Maharashtra. The lizard found in Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu is named ‘Anandani’ after scientist Anandan Sitharaman, and the lizard found in Salem is named ‘Thackeray’ after Tejas Thackeray, who contributed significantly to natural science. The lizard found in Idukki, Kerala was named ‘Janaki’ in honor of Janaki Ammal, who received the first doctorate in botany in the country, and the fish found in Pattanamithitta, Kerala, after the famous king of the area ‘Mahabali’. In the last 10 years, the highest number of 1726 varieties of insect-moths were discovered. During this period, the highest number of 1726 species of insect-moths were discovered. According to Kailash Chandra, 15 to 18 thousand new species are discovered and classified every year worldwide. Modern techniques such as DNA barcoding, genome sequencing, X-rays have been used to discover and describe these species. Scientists estimate that 10% of the vertebrates (vertebrates), semi-arthropods (insects) and 90% of the protozoans (unicellular animals) are still to be discovered and identified.