David Bickford, National University of Singapore

It's always interesting to see evolution happening before our eyes, creating new species and sub species. From National Geographic, "The researchers suggest lunglessness may be an adaptation to the higher oxygen content in fast-flowing, cold water... What's more, the species is severely flat compared to other frogs, which increases the surface area of the skin." To read more, click here.

04/08/08 by visitEarth
Tags: frog, lungless, Borneo, Indonesia, new species