On a hot and humid night in Vietnam, a scaly creature perched on a rock in the middle of a forest. The animal had yellow eyelids and a mosaic-like pattern. It turned out to be a new species. Scientists visited the forests of Binh Dinh Province several times between 2016 and 2022 to survey the […]
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‘Cryptic’ creature — with a ‘window’ in its eyelids — discovered as a new species
Near a parking lot in southern India, a “cryptic” creature hid under a rock. The “slender” creature blended in quite well — but not well enough. When scientists spotted the hidden animal, it turned out to be a new species. Researchers visited hundreds of sites in Tamil Nadu between 2018 and 2023 in search of […]