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'Elvis' monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A psychedelic gecko and a monkey with an \Elvis\ hairdo are among 208 new species described last year by scientists in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, a conservation group announced Monday. The animals were discovered in a biodiverse region that is threatened by habitat loss, deforestation, climate change and overdevelopment, the WWF said in a report. The newly described species include a \psychedelic gecko\ in southern Vietnam and a nose-less monkey in a remote province of Myanmar that looks like it wears a pompadour.\While this species