Top 7 newly discovered plants and animals in Australia

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Australia has said that at least 1,300 new plant and animal species have been discovered or described by scientists in the years 1998-2009 , an average of about 136 New species are found every year for the past 10 years.

Here are the top seven new plant and animal species discovered in Australia in the last decade:

1. Kuranda tree frog

Kuranda frog (Litoria myola) is on the IUCN ' extremely endangered ' list, only living within 3.5 km ² in the tropical rainforest of Queensland, eastern Australia. Kuranda male frogs have great special sounds emanating from the bag under their necks while 'wrestling' with other competitors to compete with their children.

' Australia's biodiversity is amazing, we have to constantly describe new species, ' said Michael Roache of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Australia.

2. Frog Litoria jungguy

Unlike Kuranda tree frogs, frogs Litoria jungguy (pictured) attract females with soft vibrating sounds, found next to Queensland rainforest area streams, Australia.

3. Striped frog Carbine

Striped frog Carbine (Mixophyes carbinensis) only lives in a quiet place under the canopy of rainforest on the highlands of Carbine - an area in northern Australia vulnerable to the effects of global warming.

' Striped frog frog Carbine is among 14 new species of amphibians found in the last decade, but they may lose their habitat by 2050 due to high temperatures ,' researchers at Newcastle University scene. newspaper in 2007.

4. Orchid Arachnorchis oreophi

Scientists found more than 165 new orchid species in Australia over the past decade, including the Arachnorchis oreophi orchid (photo). Among the new plants, they also discovered the pitcher plant up to 100 cm tall, can devour small mice, lizards and even birds.

5. Agile antechinus marsupial

A small marsupial, eating Agile antechinus is one of seven new mammal species found in Australia since 1999.

' Although many new species have been discovered, but the destruction of habitats, pollution and other widespread living animals such as sugarcane toads can harm the country's high biodiversity. 'Australian environmentalists said.

6. Gecko Gehyra koira

Gehyra koira was discovered in 2005 in Western Australia, among 74 new reptiles discovered in Australia in the years 1998-2009.

The discovery of one of the world's most unique snakes, the Central Ranges taipan, also shows that there are many new snakes living somewhere in remote parts of Australia.

7. Australian upturned fin dolphin

The Australian upturned dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) discovered in 2005 became the first new dolphin to be found at least in the last 30 years, which were initially mistaken for the Irrawaddy dolphin that seems to prefer to live only. Australia's protected coastal area.

' These new findings may represent only a few of the new species not yet discovered in all Australian states ,' said Michael Roache.