The remote forests of southern Chile are home to the Southern Darwin’s Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii). Discovered by Charles ...

Epipedobates are species of poisonous frogs found in dry and humid tropical forests on the western side of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru, according to a study published Feb.

5 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa. During their visits, researchers found several bumpy, speckled frogs and took them to a laboratory for a closer look, the study said. DNA tests showed the ...

A recent Conservation International expedition in Peru’s Alto Mayo region has uncovered a wealth of biodiversity, including ...

But when they compared the newly caught frogs to other “true” examples of the known species, the animals didn’t match. Researchers quickly realized they’d discovered a new species ...

4 in the peer-reviewed journal Zoosystematics and Evolution. During the surveys, researchers found several unfamiliar-looking frogs, the study said. Intrigued, they captured a few and, after ...