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19-12-2008, 01:18 PM
A NEW species of frog, with green blood and turquoise bones, has been discovered by Cambridge scientists.
The weird green creature, named the Samkos bush frog, was found in Cambodia by experts at Fauna & Flora International, the conservation organisation based in the city.
Only a week ago, they revealed they had come across a new tribe of one of the world's rarest monkeys - the Tonkin snub-nosed, living in Vietnam.
Jeremy Holden, a photographer for FFI, discovered the Samkos frog.
He said: "I had a thrilling suspicion that I was looking at an entirely new species and so it was.
"Photographing it was a challenge, because they are extremely difficult to find, but thanks to their distinctive calls, we managed to get some shots."
The frog's odd-coloured blood and bones are caused by the pigment biliverdin, a waste product usually processed in the liver.
Three other amphibians were also discovered by the FFI - the Cardamom bush frog, named after Cambodia's cardamom plant; the Smith's frog, named after amphibian expert Malcolm Smith and the aural horned frog, which has horn-like protrusions above its eyes.
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The weird green creature, named the Samkos bush frog, was found in Cambodia by experts at Fauna & Flora International, the conservation organisation based in the city.
Only a week ago, they revealed they had come across a new tribe of one of the world's rarest monkeys - the Tonkin snub-nosed, living in Vietnam.
Jeremy Holden, a photographer for FFI, discovered the Samkos frog.
He said: "I had a thrilling suspicion that I was looking at an entirely new species and so it was.
"Photographing it was a challenge, because they are extremely difficult to find, but thanks to their distinctive calls, we managed to get some shots."
The frog's odd-coloured blood and bones are caused by the pigment biliverdin, a waste product usually processed in the liver.
Three other amphibians were also discovered by the FFI - the Cardamom bush frog, named after Cambodia's cardamom plant; the Smith's frog, named after amphibian expert Malcolm Smith and the aural horned frog, which has horn-like protrusions above its eyes.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=375380