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发帖数: 18873 | 1 Cercosaura hypnoides – Colombia | 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. |
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发帖数: 18873 | 2 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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发帖数: 18873 | 3 吃素的食人鱼
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. |
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发帖数: 18873 | 4 Allobates amissibilis - Guyana | 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. |
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发帖数: 18873 | 5 漂亮的微型慈鲷 Apistogramma cinilabra - Peru |
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发帖数: 18873 | 6 Callicebus caquetensis – Colombia | 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. |
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发帖数: 18873 | 7 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. |
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发帖数: 18873 | 8 Gonatodes timidus - Guyana | 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”. |
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发帖数: 18873 | 9 又一种慈鲷
Dicrossus warzeli – Brazil | 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. |
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发帖数: 6890 | 11 这个蛇漂亮。
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: 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.
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