Saturday, 12 March 2016

Frog species with yellow eyebrows found in Colombia

Handout pictured released in Bogota by the Humboldt Institute of a Pristimantis macrummendozai frog. A terrestrial frog with yellow eyebrows that lives in Colombia"s East Andes was identified as a new species by the Humboldt Institute researchers, reported the entity on March 8, 2016.
Researchers say they have discovered a new frog species with distinctive yellow eyebrows in Colombia.
The frog has a dark camouflage pattern which allows it to blend in with the rocky soil on which it dwells.
Researchers with the Humboldt Institute found the frog, which they named Pristimantis macrummendozai, in the Iguaquen Merchan moorlands, in central Boyaca province.
Colombia is one of the world's most biologically diverse countries.
Researchers said that the species was well adapted to its moorland surroundings.read more on bbc link=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35763229

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