‘Velvet’ creature — with visible eggs in its belly — discovered as new species
As night fell across a remote region of northern Australia, a “velvet” creature emerged from a pile of rocks. Its hard-to-reach habitat and camouflaged coloring helped it go largely unnoticed — until ...
Spiky ‘large’-eyed creature found hunting near windmills in India. It’s a new species
As darkness fell across a windmill farm in western India, a spiky creature emerged from some nearby rocks to hunt. Its “large ...
Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species
Hoskin found Scawfell Island sun skinks in rainforest areas with “granite rocks,” such as several leaf-filled “gullies.” He ...
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More new geckos have been found hiding in Southeast Asia’s limestone towers
In early 2024, an expedition to western Cambodia uncovered three new species of bent ... the world with close to 400 species described so far. Geckos of this genus discovered by Grismer and ...
Scientists discover rare new animal in remote Cambodian mountains: ‘It’s incredibly exciting’
After a comprehensive survey of the Virachey National Park in Cambodia, a total of nine new species have been discovered. As ...
‘Large’-eyed creature with colorful tail found lurking on rock. It’s a new species
As night fell across Cambodia, a “slender” creature with a colorful tail emerged and perched on a rock. Its “large” eyes scanned the landscape, but it wasn’t the only one looking around. Passing ...
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‘Large’-eyed creature with colorful tail found lurking on rock. It’s a new species
They took a closer look at it and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Hemiphyllodactylus khpoh, or the Khpoh slender gecko. A Hemiphyllodactylus khpoh, or Khpoh slender gecko.