163 new species found in Southeast Asia. September 26, 2009, Emanuella Grinberg, CNN Science
This article tells you about the 163 new species that were found in the Greater Mekong area in southeast Asia. The types of species found include 100 plants, 28 fish, 18 reptiles, 14 amphibians, 2 mammals and 1 bird.
I liked this article because I think it's neat how people are still discovering a variety of different species. Something that surprised me was how so many diverse species can live in an area with really wet conditions and forest. Since 1997 about 1,200 species have been found in that area so what I wonder is how that area is being affected and has changed since so many of them are not similar.
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