Scientists from the Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources and the Saint Petersburg Institute of Animal Studies in Russia have recently discovered a new species of lizard in Central Vietnam and Southern Laos.
The lizard, named Natalia skink, belongs to the skink family and is distributed in Da Nang, Quang Nam, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and provinces of Laos such as Saravane and Sekong.