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Scientists have uncovered a rare snake species named “Fimbrios” at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, Vietnam.

According to the park’s management board, scientists from the Cologne Zoo (Germany), the French National Natural History Museum and the Vietnam Institute for Ecology and Fauna Resources joined forces to locate this rare species of snake in an evergreen forest on a limestone mountain in Phong Nha-Ke Bang.

The Department of Science and Technology of Quang Binh on July 25 announced that in the five years since Phong Nha-Ke Bang was recognised as a world natural heritage site by UNESCO (July 2, 2003), Vietnamese and international scientists have discovered 20 new species of animals, including many valuable fish and reptile species, in the park.

In addition, many new varieties of plants have been found in the park, including a 5,000ha community of green cypress on a limestone mountain and three orchid species which had been reported to be extinct.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang has one of the most diverse natural systems among natural parks and natural reserves in the world.

(Source: Dan Tri)