Scientists have found dozens of new animals in Indonesia, including eyeless fish and piggy-frog frogs.
Eyeless fish live in caves on New Guinea. (Photo: Physorg).
The French Institute of Research and Development sends biologists, archaeologists and paleontologists to New Guinea in the western Pacific to survey animals and plants, AFP said. Half of New Guinea Island is administered by Indonesia, the rest belongs to Papua New Guinea territory .
The team explored the cave, underground river and primeval forest in the Lengguru area on New Guinea island for 7 weeks. They discovered many new species, most notably a fish without eyes and skin pigments in the cave. They are the first blind fish found on the island. In addition, the experts were surprised to see a frog carrying a baby on its back.
" This is an area with very high levels of biodiversity ," said Laurent Pouyaud, a member of the study team.