New Brazilian Species Discovered
Posted by: Loren Coleman on April 4th, 2008
A team of researchers and experts of Brazil’s Tocantins Sierra Environmental Station has catalogued 440 animal species in the Tocantins Sierra Wildlife Reserve (TSWR), among them 14 new species. Their work lasted 30 days.
Below are photos of five of the species of interest to the researchers:
Corythomantis greeningi
Bachia sp.
Stenocercus quinarius
Proceratophrys sp.
Phyllomedusa sp.
The two lizards (Bachia and Stenocercus) are said to be “recently described,” as well as the Phyllomedusa frog. The Proceratophrys toad “has yet to be described,” and the Corythomantis amphibian, though already described, is said to be “rarely encountered” in the area under research.
The TSWR is one of the largest wildlife reserves in the Brazilian State of Tocantins.
Thanks to Cryptomundo correspondent J. Q. Montenegro for forwarding the breaking news on this development and translations.
About Loren Coleman
Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading living cryptozoologist. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct).
Loren Coleman’s daily blog, as a member of the Cryptomundo Team, served as an ongoing avenue of communication for the ever-growing body of cryptozoo news from 2005 through 2013. He returned as an infrequent contributor beginning Halloween week of 2015.
Coleman is the founder in 2003, and current director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
More good news, thanks Loren. Wow, the legless lizard looks neat. The second lizard resembles a Bearded Dragon from Australia. The bigger frog resembles the Pac-Man frog from Africa. That tree frog looks like it would be poisonous due to the orange coloration on the hind legs. Good stuff.
Scientists working in the Amazon say that there is a new species of animal being discovered on a daily basis. Hard to believe but every time they go out in the field they are finding something new. As I often say, humans are ignorant to think we have discovered all that is out there.
SOCALcryptid:
Considering that in spite of its huge size the TSWR is just a speck of forest on the fringes of the Amazon, one can’t help but wonder how many different species are still waiting to be found in the latter…
The problem is that this increase in new discoveries may be the result of the terrible quick-paced deforestation that the Amazon is suffering. The animals may be leaving their ancient territories due to human pressure 🙁
Rustaveli, you are absoltely right. Lets hope the funding will continue.
red_pill_junkie, as I often agree with your comments lets hope that this is not the case. Deforrestation has been brutal over the years in South America. I wish it would just STOP.
SOCALcryptid, the pacman-frogs or horned frogs are in fact from south-america, and not africa.
These new creature discovery features here on Cryptomundo I like the best.