Kathmandu: When zoologist Bivek Gautam and members of his team were on an expedition to look for the Himalayan salamander (Tylototriton himalayanus) in 2020 in the forests of eastern Nepal, they came across another creature entirely: a lizard different in appearance from others they had seen before.
...The elusive Sikkim grass lizard makes appearance in Nepal
The species was last year classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List because of its limited distribution and threats to its habitat from farming and a hydropower dam.