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By Madhava Meegaskumbura, Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Gayan Bowatte and Suyama Meegaskumbura
A group of scientists from the Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya have rediscovered a tiny frog species that was thought to have been lost, for nearly hundred years.
Pseudophilautus semiruber (Tiny-red shrub-frog) is one of the smallest frog species in the world. So far, out of the total of 5000 plus species of frogs in the world, only 46 species smaller than 15 mm are known, which are referred to as diminutive species. These species are so small that they can rest comfortably on the tip of your small finger. With the new discovery, Sri Lanka has three such extant species (P. simba and P. tanu, in addition to P. semiruber).
Läs mer här: http://www.amphibians.org/blog/2012/03/22/a-tiny-lost-shrub-frog-species-found-after-100-years/
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