An expedition in southeastern Ecuador has discovered a new species of frog that is notable for one particular trait: they’re transparent. The Glass Frog, or Nymphagus chancas is naturally named after its translucent skin, which as per the Glass Frog, means you’re able to see the frogs internal organs. The scientests on the expedition also found a range of other new species, and are hoping their work will encourage the Ecuador Government protect the area from logging.
The new species were found by Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) in the mountainous forests of the Cordillera del Condor of southeastern Ecuador, an area of high biological, ecological and social importance near to the border with Peru. The survey concentrated on the Upper Nangaritza River Basin, which is geologically isolated from other parts of the Andes, helping to stimulate the evolution of species which are found nowhere else (endemic species). The newly discovered creatures - four amphibians, a stunning new lizard and seven insects - include a remarkably ugly bug-eyed salamander and a tiny but beautiful poison arrow frog. *Sciencentric
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