Ecuadorian Museum of Natural Sciences, reported the discovery of this species of frog of only 18 mm, in the border area of \u200b\u200bColombia and Ecuador, through the work of a group of biologists from both countries that were surprised by the large population of this species and its very special appearance as the skin of this animal is attached to bones of his head and vertebrae, allowing you to see the shape of their bones.
The species, named "Osornophryne cofanorum" after the environmental work of the Cofan indigenous communities, is characterized by green or blue color with some warts, the female is slightly larger because it must carry large numbers of eggs in the body, as I say the biologist Mario Yanés for various media.
The high number of frogs found help rule that are in danger of extinction, but to concentrate on this single site began to request that the area is protected. The novelty of the species is supported by the publication Papers of Zoology at the University of San Pablo, which took several months of study by checking that it is indeed a previously unknown species.
Source: ECOticias.com
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