Mercedes robber frog
The scientists found this Mercedes’ robber frog, formally known as a Yunganastes mercedesae, high in Bolivia’s Andean foothills. It’s a super rare cloud forest frog that was previously only seen by in four sites in Bolivia and one in Peru.
“We don’t know much about this frog since it is so rare, but we found one individual on the forest floor while walking at night with a headlamp during a heavy rain,” Trond said. “Based on its appearance, it is likely that this frog climbs trees, which may be one reason it is difficult to find, and the one that we found may have fallen out of a tree in the rain.”
This was the first time it had ever been seen by Westerners in the Zongo Valley area. But let’s hope it’s not the last, because I love this guy.
