According to the World Wildlife Fund, between 1997 and 2011, many new species of plants and animals, including the ruby-eyed pit viper (Trimeresurus rubeus), were identified in the Greater Mekong, a region that spans Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the province of Yunnan, China.
Hi ku ya hi nhlangano wa World Wildlife Fund, exikarhi ka 1997 na 2011 ku kumeke mixaka yo tala leyintshwa ya swimilani ni swiharhi ku katsa ni nyoka leyi vuriwaka ruby-eyed pit viper (Trimeresurus rubeus) leyi kumekeke eMekong ku nga ndhawu leyi katsaka tiko ra Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam ni xifundzha xa Yunnan eChayina.