Costa Rica News – Well even though the waters around Costa Rica are being stripped of their sea life with long line fishing killing turtles and the Chinese and Taiwanese shark finning the waters, the Costa Rican government has not found a way to find a way to profit from other wildlife so they will remain protected……for now!
The tree frog Isthmohyla rivularis disappeared in the late 80s, but has now been found moved to a different altitude.
Not only that: it also showed the world and scientists that still exists, even though his name is on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which details the conservation status of the species .
This frog is characterized by an obtuse snout and dark freckles on the belly.
The species usually breed near streams in mountainous areas. It was cataloged as critically endangered because its population declined drastically and lost more than 80% of its species, according to the IUCN.
Researcher Brian Kubicki of the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center was responsible for recently discovering a population of Isthmohyla rivularis in the foothills of the Turrialba Volcano.
Isthmohyla rivularis is native to Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. At the end of the 80s it disappeared from Monteverdeto reaapear near the Barva volcano in early 2012.
While previous records were made of the species, the highlight of this find-as-scientist Kubicki is the frog appeared in different altitudinal range.
The species is characteristic of areas that are between 1210-2040 meters above sea level.
The lack of exploration may be the reason why these frogs were not previously discovered on the slopes of Turrialba volcano, suggested the scientist.
