New Peruvian Frog Leaps Into Amphibian Species Ledger
By AFP News on April 22 2021 10:13 AM
Peruvian officials on Wednesday announced the discovery of a brand-new frog, a spotted brown critter with an unusual eye coloring and no eardrum, in a natural park in the Amazon jungle.
An image provicded by Peru's
state service for the protection of natural areas of a new species of frog found in Peru's Amazon jungle SERNANP / Handout
The jumper belongs to the Pristimantis sira family that inhabits the mountain forests between 1,550-2,200 meters (5,000-7,200 feet) above sea level, according to the state service for natural protected areas (SERNANP).
The new species of marsupial frog has thick granular skin and no markings on its belly SERNANP / Handout
It was found in the El Sira reserve in central Peru.
"Once again, Peru's protected natural areas are making a valuable contribution to science," the SERNANP said in a statement.
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