New Species Discoveries in the Greater Mekong 2020

An extraordinary 224 new species of vascular plants and vertebrate animals were discovered in the Greater Mekong in 2020: 155 plants, 16 fishes, 17 amphibians, 35 reptiles, and one mammal. The Greater Mekong region is a biodiversity hotspot and new species are discovered here with remarkable frequency - over 3,000 since 1997. Unfortunately, many species are going extinct before they are even discovered, threatened by habitat destruction, pollution, disease, predation and the wildlife trade. Learn more about some of the species that were described by science in 2020: greatermekong.panda.org/discovering_the_greater_me…