Scientists identify 503 new species in 2020

Popa langur, a new species of monkey found living on the side of an extinct volcano in Burma (Thaung Win/Natural History Museum/PA)

A monkey which lives on the side of an extinct volcano, a lungless worm salamander and red seaweed are among more than 500 new creatures and species that have been identified by Natural History Museum scientists in the past year.

Lichen, wasps and barnacles to minerals, miniature tarantulas and a monkey make up some of the 503 species from almost all kingdoms of life which have been described and studied for the first time.