ฉันรักแปลIt was hiding on Peru's forest floors, with a body camouflaged to look like dead leaves.
A new species of toad, called Rhinella yunga after the habitat where it was found, was discovered by scientists in a stretch of mountainous forests along the eastern slopes of the Andes known as the Peruvian Yungas. (The Quechuan word "yungas" means "warm valley.")
It seems that Rhinella yunga toads had been lumped in with another species, Rhinella margaritifera, until scientists discovered a group that mysteriously lacked eardrums. Further investigation proved it was a genetically distinct species. [40 Freaky Frog Photos]
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