Koko News | Animals | 05 Jun 2025

Researchers Rediscover Lost Gecko After 30 Years

ResearchersfromtheEndangeredWildlifeTrusthavediscoveredatypeofgeckothathasn'tbeenseeninmorethan30 years.

瀕危野生動物信託基金會的研究人員發現了一種 30 多年未曾見過的壁虎。

TheBlydeRondavelflatgeckowasidentifiedin 1991, butitslocationhasbeenamystery.

布萊德圓頂扁平壁虎於 1991 年被發現，但其位置一直是個謎。

TworesearchersfoundspecimensofthisgeckoinaremotecanyoninSouthAfrica.

兩名研究人員在南非一個偏遠的峽谷中發現了這種壁虎的標本。

DarrenPietersenandJohnDavies, researchersfromtheTrust, campedforthreedaystofindthegeckos.

該基金會的研究人員達倫·皮特森 (Darren Pietersen) 和約翰·戴維斯 (John Davies) 露營了三天來尋找壁虎。

Thegeckowasconsidered'lost'becauseithadn'tbeenrecordedforover10 years.

這隻壁虎被認為「失蹤」了，因為已經有十多年沒有它的記錄了。

However, itwasnotdeclaredextinctbutlabeledas'datadeficient'byTheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.

然而，國際自然保護聯盟並未宣布其滅絕，而是將其標記為「資料缺乏」。

ResearcherDarrenPietersenwasthrilledtofindthegeckosafteryearsofmysterysurroundingthem.

多年來，這些壁虎一直被人們視為謎團，研究員達倫·皮特森 (Darren Pietersen) 發現它們後非常興奮。

Researchers from the Endangered Wildlife Trust have discovered a type of gecko that hasn't been seen in more than 30 years.

The Blyde Rondavel flat gecko was identified in 1991, but its location has been a mystery.

Two researchers found specimens of this gecko in a remote canyon in South Africa.

Darren Pietersen and John Davies, researchers from the Trust, camped for three days to find the geckos.

The gecko was considered 'lost' because it hadn't been recorded for over 10 years.

However, it was not declared extinct but labeled as 'data deficient' by The International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Researcher Darren Pietersen was thrilled to find the geckos after years of mystery surrounding them.

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