New species for 2011

Kimberley land snail Australocosmica augustae from Augustus Island.

Catch up with the most recent Australian discoveries over at the Australian Museum's website - 64 so far for 2011. They include species of snail, such as the Kimberley Land Snail as shown above, several species of frogs, shrimps and spiders.

While we're talking about new species, visit the International Institute for Species Exploration website for their Top Ten New Species 2011 (which is actually for the preceding year 2010).

New species of Monitor lizard discovered in The Philippines.