New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst:
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Hidden Wildlife Thrives in Cambodia’s Karst FormationsScientists found three new gecko species in one night while surveying karst near the Cambodia-Thailand border in July 2025.
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- Three newly discovered geckos reveal the rich biodiversity of Cambodia’s karst landscapes threatened by limestone mining.
- Karst formations develop over millions of years through coral erosion, creating isolated habitats that foster unique species evolution.
- During a single night survey, about 40 specimens were collected, with three confirmed as new to science.
- The research aims to encourage governmental protection despite ongoing cement industry expansion driven by economic demands.
Would you turn Angkor Wat into cement?— Pablo Sinovas, a snake specialist and Cambodia country director at conservation NGO Fauna & Flora, compared the significance of newly discovered species to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
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