Slowly, they accumulated a “large set of samples” of one particular group of lizards known as velvet geckos, according to a ...

Taking a closer look at the animals, Hoskin quickly realized he’d discovered a new species: Oedura atra, or the basalt velvet ...

Slowly, they accumulated a “large set of samples” of one particular group of lizards known as velvet geckos, according to a study published April 9 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa.