Species Discovered in Himalayas
August 12, 2009 by Dan
Filed under Human Interest
By Fox News
August 11, 2009
Editor’s Note: There has been a new discovery of 353 Species in Himalayas. Here is a slide show of some of them.
Gumprecht’s green pitviper, a venomous snake that can grow over four feet, is among 353 new species discovered over last decade in the Himalayas.
Litter Frog
Smith’s litter frog , identified in 1999, one of five new frog discoveries in the Indian state of Assam, ranks among the most extraordinary-looking frogs in the world. Measuring only a few centimeters, this small frog has a giant pair of piercing, bulging and vivid golden eyes. Smith’s litter frog was reportedly discovered in the Mayeng Hill Reserve Forest and Garbhanga Reserve Forest, Kamru District, Assam. (WWF)
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