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Mekong River region named global biodiversity hotspot by WWF after 367 new species are discovered in two years

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The Independent (UK)

Publication Date
2014-06-18

A skydiving gecko, a fish with genitals in its head and a cave-dwelling spider that has lost its eyes are among the 367 new species that have been discovered in the Greater Mekong region of South East Asia over the past two years, according to the WWF wildlife charity.

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