What you may not know about the Primates of the Greater Mekong

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Did you know that Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong region, which includes Thailand, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam, is home to a remarkable 44 species of primates? Of these, 19 are endemic to this region—meaning they don’t exist anywhere else in the world—with some even existing in only one country or a small part of a single landscape.

What you may not know about the primates of the Greater Mekong

 

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Ghostly monkey among 224 new Mekong region species, WWF reports

A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund's latest update on the greater Mekong region.

The conservation group's report, released Wednesday, highlights the need to protect the rich biodiversity and habitats in the region, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.

The species listed were found in 2020 but last year's report was delayed. The monkey is called the Popa langur, for it lives on the steep hillsides of the extinct Mt. Popa volcano in Myanmar. It was the only new mammal. There are also dozens of newly identified reptiles, frogs and newts, fish and 155 plant species, including the only known succulent bamboo species, found in Laos.

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224 New Species Discoveries in the Greater Mekong Region

A monkey named after an extinct volcano, a “stink bug” flower that doubles as a dipping sauce, a knobby newt, and a big-headed frog are four of the 224 new species discovered by scientists in the Greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a new report released today by WWF.

In total, 155 plants, 16 fishes, 17 amphibians, 35 reptiles and one mammal were discovered in the Greater Mekong region, comprising Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam in 2020. This brings the total number of vascular plants, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals discovered in the Greater Mekong since 1997 to 3,007.

224 New Species Discoveries in the Greater Mekong Region