Original title: Russian media inventory of new species found in recent 10 years: 7.7 mm frog and new apes source: Reference News Network
Reference News Network reported on December 22 that Russian media said that when some people look up to the sky and wait for new life forms to be revealed, scientists continue to look for new species on the earth, because people have not noticed nearly 90% of the creatures shared by humans and the earth.
According to the website of Russian satellite news agency on December 16, in the past decade, we have found some surprising new life forms among the 870 species of everything shared by people and the earth. Although most species (86% on earth and 91% in the ocean) are still unknown, according to 2011 estimates, researchers have gone to the furthest corners of the world to shorten the list.
Vacanda fish
It is reported that a 5cm long fish recently found in Africa has the same name as a fictional country in Marvel's film panther. Its glittering purple scales prompted researchers to name the little creature 'silk fin snapper vacanda' because it reminds people of the superhero's clothes in panther. Its common name is also related to Marvel's story. This fish is called 'Zhenjin fairy wrasse', which refers to a fictional metal in Marvel's comic world.
The smallest vertebrate from New Guinea
Another sensation was a frog from the tropical rain forest in southern Papua New Guinea, the report said. The creature found in 2012 is 7.7 mm long and is the smallest vertebrate in the world.
Amphibian expert Robin & middot; Moore told National Geographic: 'it's amazing that they keep finding smaller and smaller frogs. They are used to filling the right place that nothing else can fill. "
The mysterious depth of the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest threatened by wildfires is full of groups of unknown life forms, the report said. The business insider website reported that 381 new species were found there. The new species list includes a fire tailed Titian monkey and a honeycomb stingray.
Solomon Islands giant rat
It is reported that, like Newton a few centuries ago, a park keeper in Solomon Islands found something falling from a tree. In 2017, a wangunu giant rat ran out from a tree cut into logs in front of him. As mammalians later confirmed, this is a new species.
Mammalian Tyrone & middot; "This is the first time in 80 years that a mouse has been found in Solomon Islands. It's not that people haven't tried to do this - it's just that it's too difficult to find it," leffrey said Leffrey confirmed the discovery by DNA analysis.
The sad irony, the report said, is that logging - which helped find mice - is also considered a serious threat to all species. It is worth noting that the creature that fell from the tree and recorded the species in history books soon died.
New anthropoid ape
The unique dabanuri orangutan in Sumatra was also discovered in 2017 and faces the same problem as the red mouse in Solomon Islands. Although it was discovered only two years ago and became the seventh known species of anthropoid apes, it is considered an endangered species because it is said that there are only 800 dozen barnuri orangutans left there due to habitat loss and hunting.