PHOTOS: Pygmy Reptile, Rare Orchid Found in "Lost Forest"

PHOTOS: Pygmy Reptile, Rare Orchid Found in
PHOTOS: Pygmy Reptile, Rare Orchid Found in
PHOTOS: Pygmy Reptile, Rare Orchid Found in
PHOTOS: Pygmy Reptile, Rare Orchid Found in
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February 20, 2009--A colorful hemipteran bug was discovered in fall 2008 during the first in-depth exploration of Mount Mabu, a pristine forest in northern Mozambique.

Limited knowledge of the forest's existence, poor access, and the forest's role as a refuge for villagers during a civil war kept the ecosystem untouched, scientists say.

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—Photograph courtesy Julian Bayliss/Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
 

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