India, Nov. 2 -- One new species and a record has been documented from Mumbai's recently designated forest area at Aarey Colony in Goregaon, while 17 new species and records have been identified from Maharashtra last year, according to Animal Discoveries 2019 annual report, which has been compiled by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.

On an average, Maharashtra has been recording 20 new species and records annually, according to ZSI, mostly from the Western Ghats range or across isolated forest patches along the Konkan coast, including Mumbai.

In October, new floral and faunal species were discovered, including damselflies, colourful freshwater fish (Schistura), new r...