在厄爾瓜多雨林區發現的新物種 [附圖]

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本帖最後由 aia 於 2010-1-19 02:17 編輯

Spot the gecko: Reptile so small it can fit on pencil top found along with dozens of other new species in threatened Ecuador jungle

By Julian Gavaghan
Last updated at 7:13 PM on 15th January 2010

新聞內容大概是說科學家在厄爾瓜多的雨林中發現了許多新物種
包括小到不行的壁虎、在樹幹上產卵的青蛙、會「吸食」蝸牛的奇異毒蛇....

Gordon Jr: The miniature gecko perched on top of a pencil was found on Bird Leg Hill microhabitat in Ecuador
↑真的是超迷你的壁虎

Revealing: A transparent frog - one of 30 news species - shows its beating heart while sitting on a glass sheet
↑還有透明的青蛙~怦然心動看得見

Weird: A snail-sucking snake that can syphon its prey out of its shell
↑奇異的毒蛇

Photography by Reptile & Amphibian Ecology International All photos are copyrighted RAEI and/or Paul S. Hamilton
↑青蛙不在水中產卵，這個我覺得真的很特別

Shrinking habitat: the Cerro Pata de Pájaro, meaning Bird Leg Hill in Spanish, has lost 95% of its trees
↑生物的棲息地嚴重銳減

圖文來源：MAILONLINE

雨林區是人類共同的寶藏，蘊含多元的物種也維持氣候的穩定
但卻因工業發展、地球持續暖化等問題而以驚人的速度消失中
拯救雨林不是容易的事情，其中還牽扯許多利益瓜分的醜事
但仍由衷地希望這個問題能被重視....

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