Bangkok: A crocodile lizard, a snail-eating turtle and a horseshoe bat are among the 115 new species discovered by scientists in Southeast Asia's Mekong River region in 2016, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Tuesday. Scientists from several research institutes discovered the new species, including 11 amphibians, two fish, 11 reptiles, 88 plants and three mammals in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, reports Efe news.

This undated handout photo released on December 19, 2017 by the WWF and taken by Dr. Thomas Ziegler shows a Vietnamese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus vietnamensis) in Vietnam. Pic/AFP