As Nepal’s reptiles are one of the least studied among the country’s diverse flora and fauna, researchers have long been ...

where the new species was first discovered. The region is “the largest Protected Area in Nepal” and began in 1986 as a “community conservation” project. So far, ACAP bent-toed geckos have ...

They took a closer look at the animals, tested their DNA and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Cyrtodactylus chitwanensis, or the Chitwan bent-toed gecko. A Cyrtodactylus ...