New To Science Blue-Striped Poison Frog Discovered In Brazil

A team of scientist announced their recent discovery of a colorful new poison frog in a remote place deep in the Amazon rainforest.

Ranitomeya aetherea, a new poison frog species discovered in Brazil’s Juruá River basin, an under-sampled region. (Credit: A. T. Mônico / doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0321748)

Researchers from the Institute of Amazonian Research, in collaboration with a colleague from the National Museum of the Czech Republic, report they have discovered a new species of poison frog in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The National Institute of Amazonian Research, located in Manaus, is a public educational and research institution that was founded in 1952, with the purpose of furthering scientific knowledge of the Brazilian Amazon Region.