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‘Large’ creature with ‘baggy’ skin found in dark forest and discovered as new species

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Gehyra chrysopeleia is a new species of gecko found in Papua New Guinea .

The “giant” new species has four claws on each hand.

The new species was identified by its toes, skin folds, size, coloring and other subtle physical features.

Thousands of new species are found each year .