Amazing Amazon

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 13:00:56

Chris Funk / Courtesy of World Wildlife Fund

Glass frog

The frog species known as Nymphargus wileyi was first described in 2006 in Amazonian Ecuador. Such frogs are known as "glass frogs": While they have a general background color of vivid lime green, the abdominal skin can be transparent - revealing the heart, liver and gastrointestinal tract.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 13:04:24

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Arthur Grosset / Courtesy of World Wildlife FundPolly want some feathers?

The bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) caused a sensation when it was described in 2002, mainly because it was hard to believe that such a large and colorful bird could have escaped the world's notice for so long. The Brazilian bird has an extraordinarily bald head, devoid of plumage, but bears strikingly colorful plumage elsewhere.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 13:04:51

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Forrest Rowland / Courtesy of World Wildlife FundSitting in a tree

This slender-legged treefrog (Osteocephalus yasuni) was first identified as a new species in 1999. It has been found in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 13:05:13

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William Magnussan / Courtesy of World Wildlife FundBlack and white and red

A vibrantly colored Brazilian snake species known as Pseudoboa martinsi was first described in 2008. It has a black head cap, a large black vertebral stripe, bright red flanks and a uniformly white belly.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 13:05:36

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Evan Twomey / Courtesy of World Wildlife FundPeppered with poison

Twenty-four new species of poison-dart frogs were discovered in the Amazon between 1999 and 2009. This one, Ameerega pepperi, was first seen in 2009 in Peru.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 13:06:00

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Arthur Grosset / Courtesy of World Wildlife FundBird in the bamboo

The rufous twistwing of the Peruvian Amazon (Cnipodectes superrufus) was first described by scientists in 2007. The species is restricted to thickets of thorny, 16-foot-high (5-meter-high) bamboo.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 13:06:23

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Evan Twomey / World Wildlife FundFrog with a mask

The poison-dart frog species known as Ranitomeya summersi was discovered in Peru in 2008. The frog is jet-black, with orange cross-bands that almost seem to be painted on. A black mask hides the Amazonian creature's eyes.

孟良 · 发表于: 2011-4-6 19:46:42

这些没见过，有意思

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