Posted on 03/22/2009 6:49:33 PM PDT by JoeProBono
The Amazon basin is well known for its wide variety of species, but the rainforest might owe some credit to the mountains as a source for that rich diversity.
A new study found that populations of poison frogs made their way from the Andes to the Amazon about a dozen times over the last 10 million years. Scientists suspect that the mountains have long been supplying the jungle with other species of plants and animals, too.
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The uncharted lands of Southeast Asia continue to provide conservation treasures. This large tree frog from the Nyctimystes genus was one of more than 50 species believed to be new to science found during a recent expedition in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
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