New Miniature Marsupial Frog Found in Peru Carries Eggs in a Back Pouch

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Scientists have discovered a strange species of frog carrying a sac of eggs on its back in the Amazon rainforest of Peru.

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Scientists in the Peruvian Amazon have identified a new species of marsupial frog, which carries its eggs and then its young in a dorsal pocket.

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A team of researchers has identified, in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, a unique amphibian species, characterized by a singular reproductive strategy. In the mountainous ecosystems of the Amazonas region, at the edge of Ecuadorian territory, a notable herpetological discovery has been made. Scientists have highlighted the existence of a tree frog until then unknown, [...] Article A new marsupial frog emerges from the forests of Peru first app…

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The Toribio Rodríguez National University of Mendoza in the Amazon region of Peru announced the discovery of a tiny species of “marsupial frog” that protects its offspring in the back and is at risk from climate change. It was given the scientific name Gastrotheca mittaliiti, measures between 2.7 and 3.3 centimeters and inhabits the mountains of Amazonas, border region with Ecuador. “It is further evidence of the enormous natural wealth that we …