10 more amphibian species discovered

Over the past 25 years, more than 40% of amphibians are threatened with extinction, but according to a new statistic of the aggregate database of Amphibiaweb amphibians, 'their future is not so dreary. protein '.

According to US Science Wired, in recent years, the main threats to amphibians are habitat loss, climate change and the epidemic of chytridiomycosis.

'Among the most amphibious species, the most endangered group of frogs, salamander and amphibian amphibians , ' said the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

However, biologist David Wake, who works at the University of California (USA), the founder of Amphibiaweb - said: 'The future of amphibians is not so bleak. There have been nearly 3,000 new species discovered in the last 25 years, bringing the total number of current amphibians to more than 7,000 species, an increase of nearly 75%. '

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Glass frog Centrolene sabini - 7th amphibian species listed on Amphibiaweb. This transparent skin frog is found in the Kosnipata Valley, Peru. (Photo: Alessandro Catenazzi)

In 2000, the website Amphibiaweb was set up, with about 5,000 species included in the list compared to the current 7,000. At the same time, up to 25,000 photos of amphibians are posted on this website. An average of 2.5 days, there is an amphibian described scientifically.

Recently, Indian countries, Sri Lanka in South Asia are considered 'hot spots' to discover new amphibians. A few years ago, there were 50 new species of amphibians found only in Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, India and China are arguably the most active in describing newly discovered species. In addition, new species were discovered in developed countries, for example, two new salamanders in California (USA) were named earlier this year.

Below is the close-up of unique new amphibians discovered in recent years:

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Hyloscirtus princecharlesi frog - named after the Prince of Wales Charles - was discovered in the streams of the Ecuadorian cloudy rainforest. (Photo: Luis Coloma)

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Bolitoglossa splendida salamanders in remote Ecuadorian mountains. (Photo: Eduardo Boza-Oviedo)

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Toad Rhinella inopina , central Brazil. The toad is a creamy yellow to brown, sometimes with sparse black spots. (Photo: Danusy Lopes Santos)

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Bolitoglossa guaneae salamanders , Cordillera Oriental mountains, Columbia. It is named after the native Guanes - living in the same mountain range 600 years ago - (Photo: Andrés Acosta-Galvis)

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Yellow frog Diasporus citrinobapheus has bright, but non-toxic colors, found in western Panama. They cried out loudly like a car horn. (Photo: Andreas Hertz)

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Salamander Nototriton matama is believed to be the smallest in the world, the mountain borders Costa Rica and Panama. It is interesting to find this species because it often hides during the day in the moss. (Photo: Eduardo Boza-Oviedo)

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Frog reed Hyperolius jackie , Nyungwe national park, southern Rwanda, Africa. This frog has transparent skin - a characteristic of a frog frog. ( Photo: Maximilian Dehling)

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Bolitoglossa aureogulari salamanders, found in the Cordillera de Talamanca mountains, Costa Rica. (Photo: duardo Boza-Oviedo)

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Astylosternus laticephalus Toad , Ivory Coast rainforest and Ghana, West Africa. This toad has protruding eyes, the skin is brown to reddish brown, there are red spots on the body. (Photo: Daniel Portik)

Update 16 December 2018