New Guinea is popular for its rich geological history. As a proof, a team of Australian scientists found two new giant bent-toed Gecko species. The team revealed that the two new species, whose names mean "Knight" and "King", belong to the world's most diverse gecko genus Cyrtodactylus, one of the world's most diverse species found in Australia and Asia.
The researchers, led by Dr. Paul Oliver from the Australian National University, published their findings in the journal Zookeys. The genus where the two species belong to, comprises more than 200 gecko species. All of them vary greatly in build, size and color and they are widely popular as bent-toed or bow-fingered geckos mainly because of their slender and curved toes.
One of the newly-discovered species, "King" or Cyrtodactylus rex, is the largest species included in the genus. The gecko is =read more =http://www.techtimes.com/articles/133108/20160213/two-new-giant-bent-toed-gecko-species-discovered-in-new-guinea.htm
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