Laotian Rock Rat

Mammals > Rodents

Described scientifically in 2005 from specimens discovered in local food markets in Khammouan Province, Laos, the Laotian Rock Rat (Laonastes aenigmamus)—locally known as the kha-nyou—stunned the global zoological community. Morphological and molecular analyses...

Mallorcan Midwife Toad

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

OverviewThe Mallorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis), known locally as the ‘Ferreret,’ is one of the most famous examples of a ‘Lazarus taxon’ in modern conservation biology. Originally described in 1977 from fossilized bone fragments found...
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