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A new species of which of the following, discovered in the Panama jungle, has been named after Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg?

A new species of which of the following, discovered in the Panama jungle, has been named after Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg? Correct Answer Rainfrog

The correct answer is Rainfrog.

Key Points

  • A new species of rainfrog, discovered in the Panama jungle, has been named after Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
  • The species has been named Pristimantis gretathunbergae, popularly known as the Greta Thunberg Rainfrog.
  • It was originally discovered in 2012.
  • However, recent DNA analysis confirmed that the frog is a new species, according to the scientific journal Zookeys.

Important Points

  • The new specimen of the tropical amphibian was discovered by an international team of biologists led by doctors Abel Batista, from Panama, and Konrad Mebert (Switzerland) in Cerro Chucantí, a private reserve located in the province of Darién.
  • It was named after Greta Thunberg when conservation nonprofit The Rainforest Trust held an auction that allowed the winner to name new species.
  • The frog was discovered at a reserve established by the conservation organization AdoptaBosque with support from Rainforest Trust.
  • The Greta Thunberg Rainfrog, has distinctive features that helps it to be identifiable from rest by its “unusually prominent black eyes, a contrasting light upper lip, commonly a single conical to spine-like tubercle on the upper eyelid, and a larger head."

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