{"id":23892,"date":"2024-03-12T11:48:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/cryptic-creature-with-blue-lips-and-orange-tongue-discovered-as-new-species\/12\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T11:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:48:25","slug":"cryptic-creature-with-blue-lips-and-orange-tongue-discovered-as-new-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/cryptic-creature-with-blue-lips-and-orange-tongue-discovered-as-new-species\/12\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cryptic\u2019 creature \u2014 with blue lips and orange tongue \u2014 discovered as new species"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hidden in the bushes along a road in China sat a \u201ccryptic\u201d creature with a bright orange tongue. The spiny animal was trying to go about its day, but its efforts were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Visiting scientists found the mysterious animal \u2014 and discovered a new species.<\/p>\n

Researchers visited the mountains of Yunnan Province<\/a> as part of a wildlife survey in November 2023, according to a study published March 7 in the peer-reviewed journal Animals. The region was known to have a \u201chigh biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n

During their surveys, researchers found four spiny lizards hiding in the bushes that didn\u2019t match any known records, the study said. They took a closer look and realized they\u2019d discovered a new species: Pseudocalotes jingpo, or the Jingpo false garden lizard.<\/p>\n

Jingpo false garden lizards can reach 6.5 inches in length, the study said. They have \u201crelatively large\u201d heads with pale blue lips and a bright orange tongue. A row of spikes runs down their backs.<\/p>\n

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