Not seen in over 130 years, 'extinct' frog rediscovered in Sri Lanka

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceJan 10, 2014, 11:00 am121 pts
In 1876—the same year that the first telephone call was made—the British scientist Albert Günther described a new species of frog from Sri Lanka, but the species, known as the webless shrub frog (Pseudophilautus hypomelas), was never seen again. Having disappeared into history, scientists considered the…

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