HANOI, Vietnam — Scientists have found 11 new plant and animal species in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wildlife Fund said Wednesday.
The new species were found in a remote region known as the “Green Corridor” in Thua Thien Hue province in central Vietnam, the conservation group said.
The new snake species, the white-lipped keelback, generally lives near streams, the WWF said. It has a yellow-white stripe along its head and red dots on its body, and can grow to more than 30 inches long.
The new butterfly species are among eight discovered in Thua Thien Hue since 1996. One is a “skipper,” a butterfly that flies in a quick, darting motion.
Three of the new orchid species are leafless, which is unusual, the WWF said. The other new plant species include one in the aspidistra family, which has black flowers and can subsist in low light, and an arum, which has yellow flowers surrounded by funnel-shaped leaves.
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