Fanged frogs and gaudy geckos found in the Mekong region
A wild banana (Musa rubinea) exclusive to the western Chinese province of Yunnan, on the border with BurmaPhotograph: Markku Hakkinen/WWF/EPAA species of leopard gecko (Goniurosaurus catbaensis), found exclusively in Cat Ba Island national park in northern VietnamPhotograph: Lee Grismer/WWF/AFP/Getty ImagesA Khorat big-mouthed frog (Limnonectes megastomias), with fangs showing. The frog is found in three isolated and remote areas of ThailandPhotograph: Lee Grismer/WWF/AFP/Getty Images
An overhead image of the Khorat big-mouthed frog. It is known to be an opportunistic eater, waiting for prey in streamsPhotograph: David S Mcleod/WWF/EPAThe so-called Nonggang babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis), discovered in the south Guangxi province of China, near the Vietnamese borderPhotograph: James Eaton/WWF/EPAA rough-coated tree frog (Philautus quyeti), discovered in the Truong Son mountain range in VietnamPhotograph: Ralph Hendrix/WWF /EPAA tiger-striped pitviper, native to Hon Son Island in Rach Gia Bay, southern VietnamPhotograph: Lee Grismer/AFP/Getty Images
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