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"Telipogon pillaropatatensis," a newly described orchid species, pays tribute to the Ecuadorian cantons of Píllaro and Patate, as announced by the National Biodiversity Institute (Inabio) on Wednesday.
A new species of spiny mouse has been discovered in Ecuador, making it the 14th of its genus to be identified in the past five years. Neacomys marci, which was previously confused with another species, is around the length of a tennis ball, with a long tail, pale suede belly fur and a white throat.
Neacomys marci - this recently identified spiny mouse speciesbears the length equivalent to a tennis ball.
On a mountaintop in Ecuador, a researcher spotted some spots. The polka-dotted frog, it turned out, was new to science and has now been named Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei in honor of Seth MacFarlane, the U.S. film and television creator responsible for the show Family Guy and a long-time supporter of the NGO Rainforest Trust. “It seemed […]