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EXPLAINED: New species teem in cambodia s threatened karst | Rare Historical Photos

Conservationists searching for new species in a cave in Phnom Proek district in Battambang province, Cambodia (Credit: AFP)

A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three.

The trio of newly discovered geckos illustrates the incredible and often overlooked biodiversity in these harshly beautiful landscapes, and the risks posed by the cement industry's appetite for limestone.

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