This new species, Callicebus caquetensis, is one of about 20 species of titi monkey, which all live in the Amazon basin. The babies have an endearing trait, “When they feel very content they purr towards each other,” explained scientist Thomas Defler.
This amphibian is already believed to be highly endangered. In fact, its Latin name, Allobates amissibilis, meaning “that may be lost,” alludes to this as the area where it thrives could soon be opened to tourism.
[attach]2585345[/attach] Tometes camunani – Brazil
This new species of piranha, Tometes camunani, can span 20 inches wide and weigh up to 9 pounds, and is strictly herbivorous. The freshwater fish inhabits rocky rapids associated with seedlings of plants that grow among the rocks, its main source of food.
A new species of passion flower was discovered in the rain forests of the Brazilian state of Para in 2013. Together with vivid purple petals, the new species displays fantastic and quirky 'noodles' or 'spaghetti' (corona filaments) that burst out of the flower's centre.
[attach]2585347[/attach] Chironius challenger – Guyana and Venezuela
Found in the mountains of Guyana, at elevation of 4,922 ft., this brightly-colored snake species was named Chironius challenger after Arthur C. Doyle's fictional character Professor George Edward Challenger in the novel, The Lost World.
This beautiful lizard was found from the hatchlings of eggs collected by scientists in the Colombian Amazon. An elusive species, Cercosaura hypnoides, has not been seen in the wild since the original eggs were collected, raising the prospect that it could potentially be endangered.
[attach]2585349[/attach] Apistogramma cinilabra - Peru
[attach]2585350[/attach] Sobralia imavieirae – Brazil
Among the new plant species are a large number of new orchid species, including this splendid pink species, Sobralia imavieirae, officially described by scientists from Roraima in the Brazilian Amazon.
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The species is named after Frank Martin Warzel, a skilled German aquarist who first imported the species from the Rio Tapajos to Germany, as well as observed its behaviour, including reproduction in the field in Brazil and Colombia.
This extraordinary-looking species of lizard was discovered in 2011 in the part of the Amazon that extends into Guyana. The surface of the Lizard’s head is black with bluish white to vivid yellow irregular stripes and blotches. Despite this ‘warpaint’ the name given to the species derives from the Latin word timidus meaning “shy” or “fearful”.作者: xxthomas 時間: 2013-10-31 04:30 PM
真係一雞死一雞鳴，不過點都好，生物多樣係好事離，要繼續落去呀！作者: momochacha2007 時間: 2013-11-1 08:38 AM
你不是在開玩笑吧？ 到現在為止，仍然有如此多的新生物種發現.....在地球上已經創建了多少生物？作者: 145451 時間: 2013-11-1 11:23 AM
这个是变异啊，地球会越来越好的作者: fengyun7022 時間: 2013-11-4 09:01 AM
thanks for sharing作者: hkgorchid 時間: 2013-11-4 09:55 AM
Glad to know that Amazon rain forest has discovered such many varieties. However, who knows how many varieties have already been extincted!作者: antimatter 時間: 2013-11-5 02:22 AM
