New species found in Asia

[Pardalis]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/26/mekong.species/index.html

A birdeating frog? Far out!

When you think we've discovered pretty much everything that is to be discovered and gone everywhere on Earth, this region around Cambodia and Thailand seems still completely alien.

[ElMondoHummus]

New species found in Asia


We Asians are NOT a new species!!! :mad:

Kidding... kidding. :D


http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/26/mekong.species/index.html

A birdeating frog? Far out!

When you think we've discovered pretty much everything that is to be discovered and gone everywhere on Earth, this region around Cambodia and Thailand seems still completely alien.

What's really wild is that the frog is also supposed to be fanged. Also, the red-eyed gecko they also found looks soooo cool (picture linked here (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33022805/ns/technology_and_science-science/) in the MSNBC story)!

No cute looking insurance salesman that!

Anyway, it's utterly true that so much is actually yet to be discovered. Outside of Asia, they also found a new species of worm on a dead whale; turns out that such corpses end up being incredible microecologies, and seem to be a neat subject to study. Given how hard it is to get to some of these remote places - I'm curious about what might be found in some of the remote locales on the Philippine southern island Mindanao; trust me, tons of that island are tough to amble through! - I'm not surprised that there are still some species left to be discovered. I feel that more are known than not, but the minority list still seems to have a fair number to it.

[makaya325]

This is amazing news! There are still wonders in this world, waiting to be discovered. Maybe Scientists will find a new species of Primate living in Borneo! :)

[shemp]

I wish they'd find an intelligent species on planet Earth.

Nah, who am I kidding? It'll never happen.