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Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a fingernail in a rainforest in northeast Brazil, shedding more light on the rich diversity of life forms in the region.. The ...
The frogs were “often found on bamboo” and were also seen near streams. A photo shows this forested area and a frog perched on a bush. The area where the new species was discovered and a ...
They’d discovered a new species: Scinax juruena, or the Juruena snouted tree frog. Juruena snouted tree frogs are considered “small,” reaching just over 1 inch in length, researchers said.
The frog species was discovered in August 2009 by Louisiana State University herpetologist Christopher Austin and his PhD student Eric Rittmeyer while on an expedition to explore the biodiversity of Papua New Guinea. [10] The new species was found near Amau village in the Central Province, from which its specific name is derived. [3]
Ranoidea mira, also known as the chocolate frog, is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, and is part of the Ranoidea caerulea species complex. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was discovered in New Guinea by a research team led by Griffith University .
The new species of tree frog has bright yellow toes and orange thighs tucked behind the classic green body, researchers said. Discover more new species Thousands of new species are found each year.
Xenophrys apatani, is a species of horned toad of Xenophrys genus, discovered from Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. The species is named after Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. This leaf litter dwelling frog belongs to the family Megophryidae.
DNA analysis found the new species had between 2.5% and about 13% genetic divergence from other bush frogs. The research team included Lingyun Du, Yuhan Xu, Shuo Liu and Guohua Yu.