Thorny frog and dementor wasp among new species discovered in Mekong
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139 new species were identified in South East Asian region in 2014, including four moths named after Thai princesses and a new mammal
A "dementor" wasp named after the Harry Potter creatures, a stick insect more than half a metre long, and a colour-changing thorny frog are among new species discovered in South East Asia's Greater Mekong region.
The discoveries also include a bent-toed gecko which is the 10,000th reptile to be recorded on Earth, a feathered coral whose nearest relatives are found in Africa and four moths named after Thai princesses.
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