Santiago Sáez Moreno

Margaritifera laosensis is the only freshwater pearl mussel species known to inhabit tropical water systems, and is a traditional part of the diet of villagers in Northern Laos. However, the species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

A new pit viper was discovered by researchers working in Sumatra, Indonesia, and described in a new study in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

Margaritifera laosensis is the only freshwater pearl mussel species known to inhabit tropical water systems, and is a traditional part of the diet of villagers in Northern Laos. However, the species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

A new pit viper was discovered by researchers working in Sumatra, Indonesia, and described in a new study in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.