24 New Species in Surinamese Rainforest
June 6, 2007
Filed under: Did You Know? — Rxbbx @ 3:07 pm
24 species previously unknown to science found on Suriname’s Lely and Nassau plateaus. Scientists documented 467 species in total during a expedition led by Conservation International in rainforests and swamps about 80 miles southeast of Paramaribo, Suriname. Among the species found: the atelopus frog with purple markings, six types of fish, 12 dung beetles and one ant species. Collection of images from the Suriname Expedition available.
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