More new geckos have been found hiding in Southeast Asia’s limestone towers

Dramatic karst landscapes are a hot spot for discovering new species of these reptiles

A Hemiphyllodactylus gecko against a tan background.

Hemiphyllodactylus geckos, like this newfound one with a distinctive orange tail, are known for their slender bodies. Dubbed the Khpoh Slender Gecko, it was found at the base of a karst cliff in Cambodia and will be described in an upcoming Zootaxa paper.

L. Lee Grismer

Landscapes in Southeast Asia once thought to stifle biological evolution may instead stoke its fires.