At the mouth of an underground river in southern China, a cave creature with "visible" internal organs moved "slowly" through ...

In Yunnan province, China, a new species of snake called Hebius shantianfangi, or Shan’s keelback snake, was discovered near streams. This “slender” snake, with “large” bronze eyes and a patterned ...

In a mountainous cave of southeastern China, a pale creature with "sharp" claws moved along the rocky ground. A beam of light ...

In karst caves in southern China, two new species were discovered in cages set by researchers. Rui Marinho via Unsplash In two villages in the Guizhou Province of China, sloping caves hold water below ...

Researchers believe the bats played a role in the distribution of the new cave-dwelling species, according to the study. Li, T. et al. (2025.) In a dark, damp cave in southeastern China, a creature ...

Ziegler’s bent-toed geckos, or Cyrtodactylus ziegleri, were first discovered in 2008 in a neighboring province of Vietnam. Photos show the roughly 3- to 4-inch-long geckos and their blotchy brown ...