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Researchers discover 20 new species of frogs, snakes and more in the Bolivian Andes  Dec 17, 2020, 09:03 PM facebook email The Chironius scurrulus snake was among the species identified during a recent assessment of the Bolivian Andes. Courtesy of Trond Larsen of Conservation International/Handout via REUTERS A team of 17 researchers spent two weeks in the Bolivian Andes assessing the ecosystem. They found 20 new species never before identified in science. The ef...

A scientific expedition to La Paz, Bolivia, discovered the cloud forest in the Bolivian Andes was hiding 20 species previously unknown to science. Among the bumper crop of new species are the mountain fer-de-lance viper, the Bolivian flag snake, the lilliputian frog, as well as four shiny new butterfly species. Co-led by Trond Larsen, director of Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) and Claudia Cortez, head of Conservation and Wildlife Management for the Municipal Gover...

Researchers discovered 20 new species of frogs, butterflies, snakes and more during an expedition in the Bolivian Andes horecchio@businessinsider.com (Haven Orecchio-Egresitz) © Courtesy of Trond Larsen of Conservation International/Handout via REUTERS The Chironius scurrulus snake was among the species identified during a recent assessment of the Bolivian Andes. Courtesy of Trond Larsen of Conservation International/Handout via REUTERS A team of 17 researchers spent two week...

Courtesy of Trond Larsen of Conservation International/Handout via REUTERS A team of 17 researchers spent two weeks in the Bolivian Andes assessing the ecosystem. They found 20 new species never before identified in science. The effort was part of Conservation Internationals Rapid Response Program to quickly research ecosystems in need of protection.  Scientists who explored an ecosystem high in the Bolivian Andes discovered 20 new species that had never been iden...

20 New Species Found In Rediscovered Wildlife In Bolivian Andes KEY POINTS Zongo Valley is nestled in the Andes It is covered by misty cloud forests and mountain peaks that measure 10,000 feet above sea level A team of researchers explored it, enduring its rough terrain The team identified 1,204 species, including 20 that were previously not known to science A team of scientists explored Bolivias Zongo Valley and identified a total of 1,204 species, 20 of which were new to science.  The ...

  Previously thought extinct, the devil-eyed frog is also found after over 20 years A tiny frog measuring just 0.3 of an inch (10mm) long – less than the diameter of a 5p coin – is among the discoveries in a pristine section of the Andes mountain range in Bolivia.  The lilliputian frog may be the smallest amphibian in the Andes and among the smallest amphibian in the world, researchers say.  ADVERTISEMENT The creature was found during an expedition led by US non-profit organisation Con...

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Last Updated: Biologists Discover 20 New Extinct Species Of Wildlife In Bolivia’s ‘cloud Forest’ Biologists took an expedition into Bolivian Andes near the Bolivian capital of La Paz, Zongo Valley, and spotted 20 new species of animals and plants. Biologists have rediscovered scores of species that are rare, endangered, or extinct in the Bolivian ‘Cloud Forests’ including the Andes’ smallest frog and the venomous pit viper. An ecological SWAT team at the Conservation Internati...

Cloud Forest in The Misty Mountains of Bolivia Reveals 20 Species New to Science 15 DECEMBER 2020 A mist-shrouded cloud forest landscape nestled in the foothills of the Bolivian Andes has revealed 20 species previously unknown to science, along with a bounty of rediscovered animals and plants not seen in years, decades, or even over a century in some cases.   In the course of a giant scientific expedition into the Zongo Valley – located about 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) above sea level in t...

Trove of new species discovered in hidden Bolivian valley © Fernando Guerra Nestled in the Andes, the forests of Bolivia’s Zongo Valley are shrouded in pillowy clouds more than 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) above sea level. But for a team of researchers who hiked for two weeks through the valley’s rugged terrain, the mist and fog could no longer hide the treasures within.  In the heart of the cloud forest, they discovered 20 species new to science, and rediscovered several s...