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24 newly discovered lizard species face extinction [1]

WASHINGTON: Half of the 24 new lizard species known as skinks, all discovered on the Caribbean islands, may be close to extinction and the other half are also under threat.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Economic Times (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Extinct Species [3], Reptiles [4], Life Science [5], Research Agencies [6]
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