(260225) -- KAMPONG SPEU, Feb. 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 22, 2023 shows a new species of bent-toed gecko in Kirirom National Park, Kampong Speu province, Cambodia. A new species of bent-toed gecko has been discovered in Cambodia's renowned Kirirom National Park, said a joint press release seen on Wednesday.
The species, Cyrtodactylus kiriromensis, belongs to a group of bent-toed geckos once thought to represent a single widespread species, the press release said, adding that continued research has since revealed this group to consist of multiple distinct, site-specific species found across the Cardamom Mountains. (Neang Thy/Wild Earth Allies/Handout via Xinhua)
