Meet 7 newly described frog species, all named after Star Trek characters Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark D. Scherz Mark D. Scherz This week, scientists named seven newly described frog species. Scientists discover thousands of new species every year — but these have a special claim to fame: They pay homage to Star Trek. He says these frogs' calls …
remembers that there were 220 species of amphibians that were described from India back in 2002 when he was working on his PhD. “Every year you have ten new species being added,” says Gururaja at a lecture he recently delivered as part of the Paraspar series organised by the Office of Communication at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. …
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Cocooned from the outside world, some 200 critically endangered golden frogs are living a sheltered existence in Panama, protected from a devastating fungus that threatens to wipe out a third of the country’s amphibian species — a situation scientists describe as “critical.” The frogs, which are yellow or gold with black spots, enjoy a controlled environment inside fish tanks installed …
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