Two New Salamanders Discovered 11 February 2013 | News story A
team of young researchers from Colombia have recently published
an article in the journal Zootaxa describing two new species of
salamander discovered during a project supported by the
Conservation Leadership Programme and Save Our Species. This
exciting discovery is just one of a number of such discoveries
made during an SOS funded project that will be reported soon in
a special news article. What follows is the original release
published by our partners, the Conservation Leadership
Programme. The two new salamanders belong to the genus
Bolitoglossa, otherwise known as tropical climbing or web-footed
salamanders. One of the salamanders (Bolitoglossa leandrae) has
been named after an 11-year old girl who became friends with the
team whilst they conducted their fieldwork. “Leandra grew
fascinated by the world of amphibians,” explains team leader
Aldemar Acevedo. “She was eager to learn about our work and
became an excellent spokesperson for nature c