Allobates amissibilis -- Believed to be highly endangered, this amphibian found in Guyana marked the third Allobates species found there.
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Allobates amissibilis -- Believed to be highly endangered, this amphibian found in Guyana marked the third Allobates species found there.
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Apistogramma cinilabra -- This fish from the cichlid family is potentially endangered, according to the WWF.
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Apistogramma cinilabra -- This fish from the cichlid family is potentially endangered, according to the WWF.
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Callicebus caquetensis -- About 20 species of titi monkeys live in the Amazon basin. The newly discovered species purrs like a cat.
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Callicebus caquetensis -- About 20 species of titi monkeys live in the Amazon basin. The newly discovered species purrs like a cat.
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Cercosaura hypnoides -- Scientists were able to collect hatchlings from eggs of this "flame-patterned and elusive lizard" in Colombia, the World Wildlife Fund says.
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Cercosaura hypnoides -- Scientists were able to collect hatchlings from eggs of this "flame-patterned and elusive lizard" in Colombia, the World Wildlife Fund says.
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Chironius challenger -- In the mountains of the northern Amazon, snake discoveries are rare, but this critter was found in Tepuis, at 1,500 meters of elevation.
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Chironius challenger -- In the mountains of the northern Amazon, snake discoveries are rare, but this critter was found in Tepuis, at 1,500 meters of elevation.
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Dicrossus warzeli -- This fish was named eponymously for a German aquarist who was able to observe the fish's behavior in Brazil and Colombia.
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Dicrossus warzeli -- This fish was named eponymously for a German aquarist who was able to observe the fish's behavior in Brazil and Colombia.
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Gonatodes timidus -- In Guyana, this lizard, with a black head with irregular stripes and blotches, can avoid being seen by darting between rocks.
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Gonatodes timidus -- In Guyana, this lizard, with a black head with irregular stripes and blotches, can avoid being seen by darting between rocks.
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Passiflora longifilamentosa -- A new species of passion flower, with spaghetti-like filaments, was found in Brazil's Para state.
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Passiflora longifilamentosa -- A new species of passion flower, with spaghetti-like filaments, was found in Brazil's Para state.
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Sobralia imavieirae -- In the Brazilian Amazon, scientists found this in Roraima, one of the least populated parts of the country.
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Sobralia imavieirae -- In the Brazilian Amazon, scientists found this in Roraima, one of the least populated parts of the country.
Andre Cardoso
Potamotrygon tatianae -- In Peru, in the Río Madre de Díos, a river stringray was found.
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Potamotrygon tatianae -- In Peru, in the Río Madre de Díos, a river stringray was found.
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Tometes camunani -- In Brazil's Trombetas River basin, a herbivorous species of piranha was found.
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Tometes camunani -- In Brazil's Trombetas River basin, a herbivorous species of piranha was found.
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