{"id":65035,"date":"2025-10-08T07:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/65035\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T07:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:45:13","slug":"new-poisonous-frog-discovered-in-peruvian-bamboo-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/65035\/","title":{"rendered":"New poisonous frog discovered in Peruvian bamboo forests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scientists have discovered a new species of poisonous frog \u2013 brightly colored and measuring just a few millimeters \u2013 in the Amazon, according to a Peruvian government agency responsible for environmental conservation.<\/p>\n

The new species, named Ranitomeya hwata, is only “15 mm long,” the National Service of Protected Natural Areas by the State (Sernanp) said in a statement on Monday that did not specify the date of discovery.<\/p>\n

It is the smallest species of the Ranitomeya genus, which is characterized by bright colors and unique reproductive behaviour, with males recruiting “multiple females per breeding site,” Sernanp added.<\/p>\n

The tiny frogs live exclusively in the bamboo forests of the Guadua genus and use the hollow stems of the plants \u2013 where rainwater is stored \u2013 to reproduce.<\/p>\n

The new species was discovered in Alto Purus National Park in eastern Peru, near the country’s border with Brazil.<\/p>\n

“This discovery highlights the great value of protected natural areas as a refuge for biodiversity and unique species,” Sernanp said.<\/p>\n

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