Two new frogs discovered in Panama amidst amphibian plague

Mongabay: Researchers working to save Panama's frogs from a fatal disease have stumbled on two species unknown to science. In Omar Torrijos National Park they found a bigger version of a common species, which is now known to be a unique species, and near the Colombian border they discovered a new frog that has been named after Spanish for DNA (see photos below). Both frogs were discovered while researchers searched for frog populations in chytridiomycosis-infected areas. The highly contagious ......

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