Discovered many new plant-winter in the Amazon forest

The World Nature Fund said there were at least 441 animal and plant species discovered in remote areas of the Amazon forest.

The World Nature Fund said there were at least 441 animal and plant species discovered in remote areas of the Amazon forest.

The researchers searched the area from 2010 to 2013 and found 258 species of plants, 84 species of fish, 22 species of reptiles, 18 species of birds and a new species of mammal, a new species of monkey. Many of them are believed to be special species of this tropical forest and cannot be found anywhere else.

Below are pictures of some species:

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Lizard Cercosaura hypnoides - Colombia

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Orchids Sobralia imavieirae - Brazil

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Fish Tometes camunani - Brazil, a new Piranha fish

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Frog Allobates amissibilis - Guyana, this species is in danger of extinction

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Snake Chironius challenger - Guyana and Venezuela

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Fish Dicrossus warzeli - Brazil

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Lizard Gonatodes timidus - Guyana

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Passiflora flower longifilamentosa - Brazil

Update 16 December 2018
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