Tiny new species of frog from Brazil with a heroic name
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
Molecular analysis helps scientists discover and describe a tiny new species of narrow-mouthed frog from the genus Chiasmocleis. The news species, Chiasmocleis quilombola is named after the quilombos -- communities constituted by and used as refuges for slaves who had the brevity to escape in colonial Brazil.