A new species of scorpion, named Liocheles similipalensis, has been discovered and formally described by researchers from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation (TWF) in collaboration with officials of Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve. The discovery marks the first confirmed record of the genus Liocheles in Odisha.

The species was described by researchers Saurabh Kininge, Tejas Thackeray, and Akshay Khandekar, along with Prakash Chand Gogineni, Field Director of Similipal Tiger Reserve.