A new plum colored species of frog has been discovered somewhere in india. They are calling it "Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis."
"A new species of frog has been discovered whose ancestors hopped around the feet of dinosaurs." Newsround
Cool! Did you know the last time they found a new species of frog was in 1926? So this type of thing doesn't happen very often.
Posted by EMH at October 19, 2003 05:29 PM | TrackBackActually, dozens of new species of frogs are discovered every year. A recent study in Sri Lanka showed at least 200 undescribed species there, and about 300 undescribed species are known in Madagascar. What is unusual is that this is the first new and unique family of frogs since 1926. Most frog families currently known consist of dozens or hundreds of species, though there are several with only a few or one. Kind of like being orphans - they have a last name and lineage all their own, but no living close relatives. A number of other families have been recognized recently, but these are all cases of re-examining relationships in groups that are already known. Sadly, there are some unique groups in which large numbers of their known species have recently become extinct, or are suspected to be.
Posted by: Andrew Clark on April 11, 2004 07:03 PM