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New species of pygmy gecko discovered
A NEW species of Pygmy Gecko (Goggia: Gekkonidae) has been discovered by a team of four researchers in the Northern Cape. South Africa's newest reptile is the Gravel Pygmy Gecko (Goggia sabula sp. nov ...
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Government unleashes tiny insects to combat full-blown public crisis: 'The solution is laws addressing this source'
The South African government has a new weapon in its fight against invasive water plants: the salvinia weevil, a tiny aquatic ...
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How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share
By Jeremy Hance About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to less than 2,000 people. But it’s not the people that draw ...
‘Pygmy’ creature with ‘leaf’-like toes found in South Africa. It’s a new species
Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp ...