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| After more than 120 years of disappearance, the ghost frog (Alsodes vittatus) has been rediscovered in Chile. (Photo: SciTechDaily) |
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| The species was first described in 1902 but there have been no records in the wild for more than a century. (Photo: The Daily Galaxy) |
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| Scientists at the University of Concepcion have followed the journey of entomologist Philibert Germain to find this species again. (Photo: iNaturalist) |
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| In 2023-2024, after several expeditions, the research team found two populations of A. vittatus in the Lolco and Portales river basins. (Photo: ZooKeys) |
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| This discovery helps shed light on the distribution and ecology of this rare frog species . (Photo: ZooKeys) |
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| Many species in the genus Alsodes are critically endangered or have insufficient information to assess their conservation status. (Photo: ZooKeys) |
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| The rediscovery of A. vittatus is a major step forward in herpetology and amphibian conservation. (Photo: ZooKeys) |
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| Scientists have stressed the need for measures to protect the species from becoming extinct again. (Photo: ZooKeys) |
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