Four new toads discovered in Sumatra

Mongabay
Sep 21, 2017, 3:05 am243 pts
BOGOR, Indonesia — Scientists described four new toads from the hills of Sumatra, adding to the island’s already astounding biodiversity. The discoveries mark the first Sumatran additions to the Philautus genus of shrub frogs since the early 20th century. Several were described in the Western Ghats of…

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