WWF: More than 200 new species found in Mekong region | Malay Mail

BANGKOK, Jan 27 — Scientists discovered more than 200 new species across the greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a WWF report, despite the threats posed by climate change and human activities such as logging.

In all, 224 new species of plants and vertebrate animals were found in the region — which includes Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam — WWF said in its “New Species Discoveries” report. The mountain is still home to the largest population of the reclusive simian, around 100 individuals, WWF said.

In Vietnam, researchers found the vivid-coloured Mount Ky Quan San horned frog at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres on the peak which gives it its name.

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