Beneath the relentless sun of Chile’s Atacama Desert, tiny geckos hide a remarkable secret. New genomic research, led by the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Kamryn Carter, has discovered that these resilient reptiles, known as Garthia geckos or Chilean marked geckos, comprise up to 11 distinct species, not the single species scientists previously thought.
Scientists discover hidden gecko species in Atacama desert
