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New dragon-fly species found in southern park

A new dragon-fly species, the Aethriamanta aethra, has been found in Vietnam, the HCM City-based non-profit organisation Wildlife At Risk (WAR) announced on April 19.
A new dragon-fly species, the Aethriamanta aethra, has been found inVietnam, the HCM City-based non-profit organisation Wildlife At Risk(WAR) announced on April 19.

In Vietnamese, the name of the dragonfly is Chuon chuon tram, according to a press release from WAR.

Previously, this dragonfly, which has no English name, has been foundin other countries such as Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

The species was found while WAR was conducting a survey in the U MinhThuong National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Do Manh Cuong, a dragon-fly conservation specialist for IUCN inVietnam, and Bui Huu Manh, a biologist from WAR, found the species inMarch.

The species, found in the wetland habitat of the park, has different colours depending on its age and gender.

The discovery indicates that more dragon-fly species in the southern wetlands could be discovered.
WAR said that it would conduct further surveys on thedistribution of this species in the southern wetlands, as well as acomprehensive survey on dragon-fly species in U Minh Thuong NationalPark in an attempt to support conservationists' strategy for thedragonfly and wetland areas./.
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