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Scientists found a “rubber” animal with “cryptic” looks in the mountain forests of Ayacucho and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Herrera-Alva, Catenazzi and Aguilar-Puntriano (2023) ...

Don't blink—you might miss three new species of tiny frogs discovered in Peru. Scientists found the grape-size amphibians hopping about the Pui Pui Protected Forest, a remote and little-visited refuge ...

While there are already a number of species named after famous British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, including mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and plants, both extinct and extant ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A study recently published in PLOS ONE found that the rubber frog excretes chemicals that camouflage it from the ants. Ants detect threats by ...

The Attenborough's Rubber Frog comes from Peru and measures 2cm A TINY new species of frog from South America is the first amphibian to be named after Sir David Attenborough. The beloved wildlife ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eclipsed by the much-louder animals nearby, a “cryptic” creature sat quietly on a wet leaf in a mountain forest of Peru. Something ...

Eclipsed by the much-louder animals nearby, a "cryptic" creature sat quietly on a wet leaf in a mountain forest of Peru. Something about the "rubber" animal caught the attention of passing scientists.