Borneo Rainbow Toad rediscovered

[Surroundx]

First ever picture of long lost rainbow toad

 

[Maguari]

What a stunning species and a great story. Thanks for posting.

 

[Hix]

That looks like a photoshopped frog - simply spectacular!

I'm a little confused by some of the names they listed for other thought-extinct species - Mesopotamia Beaked Toad (from Colombia) and the Hula Painted Frog (from Israel)?



Hix

 

[Jurek7]

Would be a nice addition to zoo exhibits!

I wonder if it is very rare at all, or simply people didn't know where to look, like with some rainforest bats and rodents.

 

[Chlidonias]

I'm a little confused by some of the names they listed for other thought-extinct species - Mesopotamia Beaked Toad (from Colombia) and the Hula Painted Frog (from Israel)?

the Hula painted frog (aka Israel or Palestinian painted frog) came from Lake Hula; and the Mesopotamia beaked toad is known from just two specimens collected in 1914 from a stream near a village called Mesopotamia in western Colombia (Mesopotamia Beaked Toad - Conservation International)