Many new species were found in the Mekong and Papua New Guinea rivers

On October 6, scientists simultaneously announced the discovery of hundreds of new species in the Mekong region and in Papua New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean.

The bare-faced bulbul is found in Laos. (Photo AFP)

In the Mekong region, scientists have found 145 new species, including those with extremely interesting characteristics such as a frog that crickets like crickets, " fish buttons " - fish that use their bodies to suck. In stone in fast flowing water to move upstream, minnow dracula is found in Myanmar with two fangs and most of the body is transparent.

In the province of Savannakhet in Laos, it was discovered that a bare-faced Bulbul bird with only one head covered with fur, the part around the eyes has a pale blue skin mark. In Cambodia, scientists discovered carnivorous plants as high as 7m.

Stuart Chapman, regional conservation director for the International Fund for Nature Protection (WWF), said: " There is no doubt that this region has the largest biodiversity in the world and at the same time it is most threatened ".

In a statement, scientists said they also found 200 new species in Papua New Guinea. Especially the white-tail rat is only 2cm long, the rest are mostly amphibians or new spiders.

According to scientists, genetic assertions show that all of these species are completely new and have nothing to do with the species we already know.