ARUSHA, Tanzania, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A new and unique species of frog has been discovered in eastern Tanzania, a development which is expected to boost
tourism potential for amphibian lovers and researchers in the east African
nation.
Charles Meshark, Executive Director for Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) said on Tuesday that the new species has been discovered in Ruvu South
Forest Reserve, located some 45 kilometers from the country's commercial
capital, Dar es Salaam.
Meshark said that in 2001 a group of scientists working for the non-governmental organization Frontier-Tanzania collected a strange looking reed
frog from Ruvu South Forest. Sixteen years later, a genetic and morphological
analysis by British scientists, Chris Barratt and Simon Loader, revealed that
the frog is new to science.
The frog has been named Hyperolius ruvuensis or the Ruvu spiny reed frog. The frog was found on reeds and bushes in a swampy area of open grassland within the
reserve. The frog has not been seen since 2001, despite a rapid survey in 2015.
""The discovery of this new frog species highlights the importance of Ruvu South Forest Reserve for tourism particularly for amphibian lovers and
researchers,"" Meshark said, calling the Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS)
to chip in and protect the natural forest and wetlands in the reserve.
According to him, more than 40 percent of the forest in Ruvu South Forest Reserve was lost between 2000 and 2011. Fire and illegal charcoal production
continue to cause damage to the natural habitat of the new species.
The recently described frog offers an interesting account of the evolutionary history of a group of reed frogs in this region with its close links to forest
species of the Eastern Afromontane mountains.
""The frog we see today in Ruvu South is likely to be a relic of a formerly widespread forest habitat that has, through historical climate change and human
impact, become isolated, and alone in the coastal forest of Ruvu,"" explained
scientist Dr Simon Loader, Regional Chair of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist
Group.
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Moments before Van Persie's goal Spain missed a glorious chance to double their lead when midfielder David Silva's cheeky chip was pushed wide for a
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It was a wasted chance they came to rue.
After the break the Dutch poured forward and went ahead after 53 minutes when Robben got on the end of another superb Blind lobbed pass before turning Gerard
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The match opened up but in the Netherlands' favour with De Vrij stealing in on 64 minutes at the back post to convert a free kick after Van Persie put
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raucous crowd as he toyed with the Spanish defence and Casillas before belting
home in the 80th.
The defeat was the heaviest for Spain under coach Vicente Del Bosque.
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