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

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

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 species extinct—that is until a […]

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