10 New Species of Amphibians Discovered in Colombia

A poison frog from the Dendrobatidae family (Anomaloglossus genus) potentially new to science discovered in the hills of Tacarcuna, a mountainous area on the border of Colombia with Panama.

Three poison frogs of the Dendrobatidae family, including this one from the Colostethus genus, inhabit the hills of Tacarcuna, a mountainous area of the Darien in the border limit of Colombia with Panama.

Salamander (Bolitoglossa taylori) potentially new to science discovered in Colombia. The country is home to over 754 species of amphibians -- one of the highest in the world.

A Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) survey conducted in Colombia has discovered 10 species of amphibians believed to be new to science. The glass frog of the Cochranella genus is among the discoveries.

Two species of rain frogs (Pristimantis genus) potentially new to science were discovered in Colombia. Commonly, scientists consider amphibians as the guardians of human health; their smooth skins, exposed directly to the elements, indicate if conditions for human life exist.

Two species of rain frogs (Pristimantis genus) potentially new to science were discovered in a mountainous area of the Darien in the border limit of Colombia with Panama.

Two species of rain frogs (Pristimantis genus) potentially new to science were discovered in the hills of Tacarcuna, Colombia. During three weeks, scientists identified around 60 species of amphibians.

Two species of rain frogs (Pristimantis genus) potentially new to science were discovered in an expedition in the hills of Tacarcuna, a mountainous area of the Darien in the border limit of Colombia with Panama.

A glass frog of the Nymphargus genus potentially new to science discovered in the mountains of the Darien in Colombia. Darien is a mountainous system isolated from the Andes Mountain range and is a recognized endemism center, valuable for its high biological diversity.

Three glass frogs of the Nymphargus, Cochranella and Centrolene genera are among the 60 species of amphibians identified by scientists during a three-week Rapid Assessment Program expedition in Colombia.

Three glass frogs of the Nymphargus, Cochranella and Centrolene genera were discovered in the hills of Tacarcuna, a mountainous area in Colombia