Bolitoglossa digitigrada, or the Rio Santa Rosa mushroom tongue salamander, was described using 10 specimens collected from the field. Then, it was never found by researchers again — until decades later.

Since the official start of the rainy season in December 2024, a total of 62 people have died, nine (9) remain missing, and 23,743 have been affected due to heavy rainfall impacting various regions of the country.

V. Herrera-Alva via Herrera-Alva, et al (2025) Zootaxa In 1982, researchers traveling through the Ayacucho region of Peru discovered a small amphibian in the mountain coffee groves. About an inch ...