Saturday, October 9, 2010

Surprising find

 Stephen Richards / Courtesy of Conservation International
This tiny frog, measuring just an inch long, was the most exciting herpetological discovery of the Nakanai Rapid Assessment Program survey in Papua New Guinea. It belongs to a group of frogs previously only known from the Solomon Islands, and its discovery in the wet montane forests of New Britain was a complete surprise. Unlike most of his relatives this little frog did not call at night, preferring to advertise for females late in the afternoon.

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