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The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved
The amphibians are at the mercy of mining operations that are destroying their ecosystems, but local communities throughout ...
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Fascinating: How Transparent Glass Frogs Mate and Raise Their Young
When glass frogs emerge during the rainy season, researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute follow their migration out of the forest and along streams. These transparent leaf-lying ...
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Rare Bolivian glass frogs seen for first time in 18 years
Three Bolivian Cochran frogs, a species of so-called "glass frogs", were spotted by conservationists earlier this month in a national park. The tiny amphibians weigh just 0.7-0.8g and measure 19-24mm.
‘Glass’ creatures — with see-through belly — discovered in the Andes. See new species
Now, these frogs have been identified as two new species, and the findings were published Aug. 20 in the journal PeerJ.