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eppur_se_muova

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Fri Jan 27, 2012, 09:12 AM Jan 2012

Suriname team find 46 new species in tropical forests (BBC)

An expedition to a tiny South American country has revealed more than 40 species that scientists believe to be new to science.

The expedition to the pristine tropical forests of Suriname was led by the charity Conservation International.

The collaboration between scientists, indigenous people and students recorded 1,300 species in total.

The team is now working to confirm which of these weird and wonderful creatures are newly discovered species.

Among those they believe to be new to science are the "cowboy frog", an amphibian with white fringes along its legs, and a spur-like structure on its "heel".




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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16698776
slideshow: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16698782

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