Thursday, August 26, 2010
Pea-sized frog found in Borneo
A pea sized frog has been found in the national park of Sarawak, Malaysia. It has been found in 2004 during the trip of two professors in Kubah National Park. The frog is so small until the professor had to use a diaper to trap it in order for further observation. They are about 3mm when they are young and grow to about 9 to 11 mm during adulthood. Therefore, it belongs to the Microhylid family of frogs, which are all below 15.0 mm in length. It is categorized as the tiniest frog in Asia, Africa and Europe. These frogs live in the gathered liquid in which plants lives off decomposing organic matter that collects within it until they reach maturity. This shows that there are great potential for new discoveries in this jungle. Professor Das said he will be leading a team into the jungles of Indonesia and Malaysia next month to search for a supposedly extinct toad last seen in 1922, as part of a global project to rediscover 100 species of "lost" amphibians.
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this news shows the great biodiversity on Earth. There are always new discoveries of new species and even species that have been lost for decades. I believe that there will be extinction of certain species of creatures but at the same time there will be the newborn of new biodiversity. Life is seemed like a cycle. New and old things will be constantly be revealed. Maybe human will become extinct one day and replaced by a totally new homo sapien??lolx...dreaming in progress....
ReplyDeleteWhao !!!!! It is great to know that Malaysia forest still has such precious species. As a responsible resident, we should ensure the survival of this species for the sake of future generation.
ReplyDeleteya..agree..We should stay closer with nature and may be we can explore national park one day..to see the great biodiversity in our country!!^^
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