Many critically endangered lizards in Laos and Vietnam remain unknown to science


Pic from Laotian Times

VIENTIANE, June 7: A new scientific research article suggests that remote parts of Laos and Vietnam are home to a large number of geckos which remain undescribed by scientists, reports Laotian Times.

In the last 40 years, the number of known species in the genus Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus, the bent-toed geckos, has increased by more than 400%.

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