New Species Of Rainfrog Discovered in Panama Jungle which was named after Greta Thunberg!

New Species Of Rainfrog Discovered in Panama Jungle which was named after Greta Thunberg!

A tiny tree frog, new to science, has been named after climate activist Greta Thunberg and her work highlighting the urgency of climate change.

Scientists found the frog on an expedition to Panama’s Mount Chucantí, home to many unique and endemic species, but which has lost more than 30% of its forest cover in the past decade, mostly to small and medium-scale cattle ranchers.

High-elevation species like the Greta Thunberg’s rainfrog (Pristimantis gretathunbergae) are vulnerable to fine-scale changes in the environment and climate change and “face a constant risk of extinction,” the study authors write.

The Panamanian nonprofit Adopt a Rainforest Association created a privately patrolled nature preserve on the mountain where 56 undescribed species have been found by scientists.

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However, funding shortages made worse by COVID-19 have led to a lack of rangers to protect this unique, forested “sky island.”