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| Scientists discover six new species of rain frog in Ecuador | Scientists discover six new species of rain frog in Ecuador |
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| Pristimantis anaiae is one of the six species of rain frog discovered by scientists in Ecuador | Pristimantis anaiae is one of the six species of rain frog discovered by scientists in Ecuador |
| Scientists in Ecuador have discovered six new species of rain frog. | Scientists in Ecuador have discovered six new species of rain frog. |
| The new species were all found on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorean Andes, in two national parks. | The new species were all found on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorean Andes, in two national parks. |
| But the scientists who discovered them have warned that all six Pristimantis species were found within a 20km-radius of deforested areas. | But the scientists who discovered them have warned that all six Pristimantis species were found within a 20km-radius of deforested areas. |
| They recommended that they all be added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red list of threatened species. | They recommended that they all be added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red list of threatened species. |
| There is a huge diversity of Pristimantis frogs with more than 550 different species living in areas ranging from eastern Honduras through the Andes to northern Argentina and Brazil. | There is a huge diversity of Pristimantis frogs with more than 550 different species living in areas ranging from eastern Honduras through the Andes to northern Argentina and Brazil. |
| Colombia and Ecuador have the biggest wealth of species of these little land-dwelling frogs and scientists think there are many more species yet to be discovered. | Colombia and Ecuador have the biggest wealth of species of these little land-dwelling frogs and scientists think there are many more species yet to be discovered. |
| This latest discovery was made by Ecuadorean herpetologists Jhael Ortega, Jorge Brito and Santiago Ron. | This latest discovery was made by Ecuadorean herpetologists Jhael Ortega, Jorge Brito and Santiago Ron. |
| Mr Ron explained in a tweet that they had decided to name one of the species resistencia (resistance) in honour of all the environmental activists killed in Latin America. | Mr Ron explained in a tweet that they had decided to name one of the species resistencia (resistance) in honour of all the environmental activists killed in Latin America. |
| According to a report by advocacy group Global Witness, more environmentalists were killed in Latin America than any other region in the world last year. | According to a report by advocacy group Global Witness, more environmentalists were killed in Latin America than any other region in the world last year. |
| "Alba Bermeo was assassinated on Friday for opposing mining in Azuay, Ecuador, another victim," the tweet adds, referring to the killing of a 24-year old campaigner last week. | "Alba Bermeo was assassinated on Friday for opposing mining in Azuay, Ecuador, another victim," the tweet adds, referring to the killing of a 24-year old campaigner last week. |
| Una de las ranitas que acabamos de describirel cutín de la resistencia se la dedicamos a los defensores ambientalesque han sido asesinados en LatinoaméricaAlba Bermeo fue asesinada el día viernes por oponerse a #minería en Azuay, EcuadorUna nueva víctima 😔 (1/n) pic.twitter.com/46ZkqFdNvw | Una de las ranitas que acabamos de describirel cutín de la resistencia se la dedicamos a los defensores ambientalesque han sido asesinados en LatinoaméricaAlba Bermeo fue asesinada el día viernes por oponerse a #minería en Azuay, EcuadorUna nueva víctima 😔 (1/n) pic.twitter.com/46ZkqFdNvw |
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