New species discovered in the Greater Mekong at risk of extinction due to climate change
Published September 25, 2009 @ 08:33AM PT
A bird-eating fanged frog, a gecko that looks like it's from another planet and a bird that would rather walk than fly, are among the 163 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region last year that are now at risk of extinction due to climate change, says a new report launched by WWF ahead of UN climate talks in Bangkok.
Learn more and read the report at http://www.worldwildlife.org/close-encounters
Photo: © Thomas Ziegler / WWF Greater Mekong
The Cat Ba leopard gecko (Goniurosaurus catbaensis) is found exclusively in Cat Ba Island National Park in northern Vietnam. This species was one of the many new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia during 2008.
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