Re found 6 frogs' rare species
A group of conservationists at the International Conservation Organization (CI) and the University of Pennsylvania (USA) has announced the rediscovery of 6 rare and precious frog species in remote mountainous areas of the country of Haiti.
According to the Guardian (UK), these six rare frogs have " disappeared " in the past two decades, they were rediscovered during the expedition in the area in October 2010. This expedition was conducted to ' respond to ' the search for 'globally disappearing ' amphibian species that were organized by CI.
Page PhysOrg said, the frog species are announced in the context of the country Haiti has just commemorated the victims in the magnitude earthquake more than 7 magnitude occurred in this country in January 1-2010. They are considered ' barometer species ' for ecological health and can become a source of hope for the future of Haiti's environment .
Scientists said their original goal was to search for E leutherodactylus glanduliferoides E frogs that have no longer seen it in nature for more than 25 years. However, while this species 'has not been revealed ', they discovered six species of frogs on top, along with 48 species of native frogs in Haiti.
Below is a close-up of six newly discovered frog species in Haiti. (Photos on Guardian)
Eleutherodactylus thorectes - one of six new frog species, the body size equivalent to a green grape , is one of the world's smallest frogs. This is an extremely dangerous frog, endemic to the mountains of Massif de la Hotte in southwestern Haiti. The last time scientists saw it was in 1991.
The outstanding feature of the Eleutherodactylus glandulifer frog in the Massif de la Hotte mountains is that its eyes are colored in turquoise.
Before rediscovering a rare frog, Eleutherodactylus corona , scientists estimate that this species has less than 10 mature individuals, living on the high cloud forest of Massif de la Hotte.
Eleutherodactylus frog species parapelates endemic to the Massif de la Hotte mountains, classified at extreme levels in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It has jet-black eyes and two limbs with orange makeup. The last time scientists saw it was in 1996.
Eleutherodactylus frog dolomedes is extremely endangered, with a maximum body length of 21.6 mm, living at an altitude of about 1,120 m of Mount Massif de la Hotte.
Another species of endangered frog that also lives in Massif de la Hotte is E leutherodactylus amadeus . It is also known as the " Mozart frog " - named after Mozart's genius composer - by the University of Pennsylvania (Blair Hedges), who happened to rediscover the species by the cry Its sounding like music notes distilled .
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