 | Of all the startling images to have come out from the Queensland floods, this has to be the most unusual — a green frog hitching a ride on the back of a brown snake. Computer technician Armin Gerlach was visiting friends in the flood-hit town of Dalby, located in the state’s south-east, last week when he spotted the unlikely pair. |
 | Those with an ear to the ground might well have heard already about Gwawinapterus a new istiodacylid pterosaur from Canada. This is quite a find as it represents the first istiodactylid from outside Eurasia and is by far the most recent extending both the geographic and temporal range of the group. Describer Victoria Arbour, (who also writes the rather entertaining Pseudplocephalus blog about her dinosaur travels) takes us through the history of the find and the difficult identification of the jaws. |
 | Una expedición de científicos conservacionistas a las colinas deforestadas de Haití encontró especies de ranas que no habían sido vistas en 20 años. En apenas ocho días de búsqueda en pequeños fragmentos de bosques en las colinas del país caribeño, los investigadores encontraron 25 de las 49 especies conocidas allí. |
Seis especies de ranas autóctonas de Haití que se creían extinguidas hace más de veinte años fueron halladas en la selva tropical de esa nación caribeña, anunciaron expertos estadounidenses. Leer más.
