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New frog in Peru’s cloud forest is already on the edge of extinction

High in Peru’s San Martín cloud forests, a small brown frog with golden eyes has slipped into the scientific record at the very moment its world is shrinking. Oreobates shunkusacha, whose Kichwa name ...
NPR

In Peru, a new frog species has been discovered.

MCCAMMON: In Peru, a research expedition traveled over mountains and through thick forests, going further than any team of scientists. GERMAN CHAVEZ: It's an area where very few scientific expeditions ...
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A new frog species emerges from Peru’s cloud forests — and it’s already at risk

Deep within the cloud forests of the San Martín region of Peru lie two places so high, cold and remote that they remained virtually unexplored for decades. In 2022, and again in 2025, monitors from ...
Forbes

Three New-To-Science Frog Species Discovered In Peru’s Remote Andes

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. An international team of scientists recently reported their ...
Mongabay

A new frog species emerges from Peru’s cloud forests — and it’s already at risk

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Local communities and scientists have discovered a new-to-science frog species, Oreobates shunkusacha, in the cloud forests of the Bosques de ...