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An 'ethereal' new-to-science poison dart frog from the Amazon: Photo of the week

By Shanna Hanbury Scientists in Brazil described a new-to-science species of poison dart frog last year. It was first found ...
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New, Adorably Tiny Species Of Metallic Poison Dart Frog Is “An Amazonian Hidden Gem”

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
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Poisonous Frogs Are Falling from the Sky: Scientists Warn of a Dangerous Phenomenon

Scientists have identifiedtwo new species of poison dart frogs in the remote Brazilian Amazon, shedding light on the hidden biodiversity of this vast rainforest. Published recently in ZooKeys andPLOS ...
The State

Poisonous creature found with baby on its back is new Amazonian species. See it

New species of poison dart frog from Brazil and Peru described after being misidentified for decades, according to a study. CRYSTAL MIRALLEGRO Unsplash For nearly 40 years, a new species of poison ...
New Scientist

Exquisite new-to-science frog species has golden legs and odd habits

Resplendent with its blue stripes and golden legs, this newly described poison dart frog may look imposing, but it is only about the size of a thumbnail, measuring just 14 to 17 millimetres from the ...
Sacramento Bee

‘Toxic’-skinned creature with ‘large’ hands discovered as new species in Brazil

Scientists found a “toxic”-skinned creature with “large” hands in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and discovered a new species, a study said. Photos from A. T. Mônico via Koch, Mônico, Dayrell, ...