A team of scientists working in a threatened rainforest in Ecuador have discovered a species of snail sucking snake, 30 varieties of frog, and a gecko so small it can perch on top of a pencil.
But the finds come from an area that is being rapidly deforested and the animals could soon become extinct.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/15/ecuador-new-species-discovered
Oprettet on fredag, 15. januar 2010 .
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