New frog species named after Prince Charles

[Surroundx]

Hyloscirtus princecharlesi

New species of frog named after prince - IOL SciTech | IOL.co.za

 

[gentle lemur]

HEALTH WARNING!
Under no circumstances should this species of frog be kissed!



Alan

 

[Hix]

“It's fairly unusual to name a new species after someone ...”

I think this is a misquote by the reporter.



Hix

 

[Surroundx]

Yeah, eponymous species are pretty common.

 

[Chlidonias]

there's a photo of the frog on this link http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0705/breaking10.html

 

[Surroundx]

Photographs of the actual frog can be seen here:

New colorful rainforest frog named after Prince Charles (PICTURES)