Rainbow Frogs Appear Again in Borneo

Scientists are combing the mountains in Borneo Borneo encounter rainbow frog species that has not been found since the last 87 years. This time, they managed to preserve it and the picture was a photograph Borneo frog world's first rainbow. Previously, the documentation just frog it is a picture illustration

Conservation International, a nonprofit organization that focuses on environmental sustainability include rainbow frog borneo (Ansonia latidisca) in the list of "Top 10 Most Wanted Lost Frogs." The institute also had expressed concerns that the frog is probably already extinct. Beetle was last seen by European explorers in 1924.

According Indraneil Das, a professor from the University Malaysia Sarawak, who led the expedition, they do a search since last August but could not find the frog. After focusing melting into the mountains dieksporasi Penrissen rare during the last century, they found three tails A. latidisca live a life in three different trees. The frogs are found to consist of a frog is a male, female, and a young frog.

"It's nice to know that nature can deliver a shock when we had almost given up, especially in the current extinction crisis continues to spread in our planet," said Robon Moore, amphibian specialist researchers from Conservation International in announcing the findings.

Although managed to find, Das and his team refused to reveal the exact position the frog in order to avoid illegal arrest because of the high demand for these colorful amphibians. However, the researchers will continue to find out about this frog populations in Penrissen.

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