Post date: 05/04/2011

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Three new species discovered in Quang Binh

Three new species have been found at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the park’s management board.

limestone tailorbird (phylloscopus calciatilis) - Photo: Saigontiepthi

This is the result of surveys conducted by Vietnam’s National Institute of Ecology and Natural Resources, the Paris National Museum of Natural History, the Sinica Institute (Taiwan-China), the Swedish Royal Museum of Natural History.

a new species of scorpion (Vietbocap canhi sp.n)
Photo: Saigontiepthi

a new species of begonia (Begonia Vietnamensis)  Photo:Saigontiepthi


The finding includes a new species of scorpion (Vietbocap canhi sp.n), a new species of begonia (Begonia Vietnamensis) and limestone tailorbird (phylloscopus calciatilis)./.

Source: VietnamPlus 

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