Two lizard species discovered in Siem Reap’s Phnom Kulen Park

[geovalin]

Two unknown species of lizard were discovered in Kbal Spean, an Angkorian era archaeological site within the Phnom Kulen National Park, in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district. They have been named calotes goetzi and the bent-toed gecko.

 

The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) said in a recent Facebook post that ACCB was assisted in field studies leading to the discovery of a new type of agamid lizard the calotes goetzi. This species is distributed over a large area including Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.

 

Calotes goetzi is named after Dr Goetz, one of ACCB’s largest supporters. The ACCB team helped with the research that led to the discovery of the new species, according to the organisation’s official Facebook page.

 

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[pacovl46]

I wonder how long it’s gonna take before bent-toe ends up in the pet trade. Looks quite nice that one.