<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in a protected natural area in Cusco, southeastern Peru, national park officials said Monday.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"Otishi National Park reveals a new species of lizard to science," the National Service of State-Protected Natural Areas said in a statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new species, named "Proctoporus titans," was found high in the Andes mountains at an altitude of 3,241 meters (10,600 feet).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The lizard is dark gray with yellow and gold flecks on its sides and head. It has a tail that is longer than its body, and grooved dorsal scales and prefrontal scales.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Otishi National Park is a protected area in the Cusco and Junín region, covering almost 306,000 hectares (756,000 acres) of mountainous forests. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>