Extraordinary treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador

(Pensoft Publishers) A dazzling new species of treefrog was discovered at a remote tabletop mountain in the Ecuadorian Andes. The new species has an extraordinary characteristic, the presence of claw-like appendages at the base of the thumbs. The new species is described in the open-access journal ZooKeys by a team of scientists from Catholic University of Ecuador.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news