9 Newly Discovered Species Of 2013

2013 was a big year for animals! From furry to scaly, here they are!

1. The Carnivorous Olinguito

Via Mark Gurney / Smithsonian

Where was it discovered? The Amazon

Fun fact: It's closely related to the common raccoon

2. Giant Amazon Freshwater Arapaima

Via Paulo Whitaker / Reuters

Where was it discovered? The Amazon

Fun fact: It's average size is 7 feet (2.1 meters)

3. The Cape Melville Shade Skink

Via Conrad Hoskin / AFP / Getty Images

Where was it discovered? Australia

Fun fact: It's been around for half a billion years

4. Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Via Conrad Hoskin / Reuters

Where was it discovered? Northern Australia

Fun fact: It has no eyelids, so it licks its eyes clean

5. The Carolina Hammerhead

Via William Driggers

Where was it discovered? Along the coast of the Carolinas (U.S.A.)

Fun fact: Not too aggressive!

6. Glow-in-the-Dark Cockroach

Via Peter Vrsansky & Dusan Chorvat

Where was it discovered? In rain forests around an active volcano in Ecuador

Fun fact: It glows in the dark!

7. New Turkish Scorpion

Via Ersen Aydın Yağmur

Where was it discovered? Southwest Turkey

Fun fact: Its sting is similar to that of a mosquito, as in not too poisonous for us!

8. Panthera Blythae

Via Mauricio Anton / AP

Where was it discovered? Tibet

Fun fact: Oldest big cat to prowl the Earth, 4.4 million years ago!

Sad fact: It's extinct

9. T. Rex’s Great Uncle

Via Mark Loewen

Where was it discovered? Southern Utah

Fun fact: His name Lythronax argestes means "king of gore," super scary! Also, he pushed the estimated date of dinosaurs from 70 million years ago to 80 million years!