1,000 new species discovered
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-16 08:00
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The World Wildlife Fund Greater Mekong Program yesterday released these pictures that show a Gumprechts green pitviper (above) and a Theloderma licin (inset), both found in Thailand. Scientists have discovered more than 1,000 new species in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia in the last decade, including a spider as big as a dinner plate. AFP |
Scientists have discovered more than 1,000 species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region in the past decade, including a spider as big as a dinner plate, the World Wildlife Fund said yesterday.
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