[JoeProBono]

A "large and spectacular"—and possibly new—tree frog species of the Nyctimystes genus squats near a clear mountain river during a 2008 expedition in Papua New Guinea.

This jumping spider of the Orthus genus is one of 50 potentially new spider species found in a Papua New Guinea rain forest, Conservation International announced on March 25, 2009.

This new frog of the Litoria genus is one of three likely new species of frogs found during a 2008 expedition to Papua New Guinea, Conservation International (CI) announced on March 25, 2009.

Little is known about this potentially new species of jumping spider of the Uroballus genus, Conservation International announcedon March 25, 2009.

Discovered in a dense Papua New Guinea rain forest, this bent-toed gecko of the Cyrtodactylus genus is the only one known of its kind, Conservation International announced on March 25, 2009.

[Erik Latranyi]

That Uroballus spider sure looks strange!

Excellent pictures!

[bgill]

That brown hairy jumping spider is u-g-l-y.

[dixie sass]

You may keep the spiders but the frogs and the gecko are cute.

[cardinal4]

How far can than that thing jump?

Note to self, stay the hell out of New Guinea!

[potlatch]

Strange spiders! One looks full of liquid and the other looks like buffalo fur!

Remember the Camel spiders in Iraq?

[bert]

You like esoteric fauna......

How about this one? I took it just now, a bromeliad in my office with a blue dart frog.

[mojitojoe]

Great pics, thank. Creepy spiders.

[Danae]

Ugh I hate spiders.

[SunkenCiv]

You deserve the “three frog topics in a week” award. ;’)

[Hot Tabasco]

this bent-toed gecko of the Cyrtodactylus genus is the only one known of its kind,

Could it be that perhaps someone or something stepped on its fingers and bent them??????????

I once saw a video of a two legged dog..........Should it be considered an endangered species too?