Instance Of Discovering In Suriname Rainforest

Instance Of Discovering In Suriname Rainforest

Biologists accompanying a United States-based conservation group say six frogs, 11 fish and numerous insects discovered in far from any civilization sections of Suriname's rainforest are among 60 creatures that may be new species.

 

Suriname's rainforest from far top view

To move ahead, Mr Trond Larsen who's a tropical ecologist is associated with nonprofit Conservation International. He said on Thursday that scientists catalogued creatures and studied freshwater resources during a three-week expedition in pristine forested areas of southeast Suriname. 

Suriname's rainforest close view

The conservation group explains that the mountainous region in the South American nation is among the world's most secluded and undiscovered rainforest areas.

Suriname creatures

The creatures that could be new to science include a brown tree frog dubbed the "cocoa frog" and a poison dart frog.

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