Vincent Van Gogh Just Had A New Gecko Species Named After Him

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Vincent van Gogh’s swirling brushstrokes may be instantly recognizable today, but it’s a known, unfortunate, fact that his genius was largely unrecognized during his lifetime. Now, a new tribute—by Mother Nature, no less—has crawled out from the slopes of the Southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu.

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