New frog discovered in Colombia

BOGOTA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A new poisonous frog has been discovered in a remote mountainous region in Colombia.

The nearly inch-long frog was discovered by a team of scientists supported by the Conservation Leadership Program and was given the name the "golden frog of Supata."

Scientists at U.S.-based Conservation International determined the frog is unique and only found within a 50-acre area in Colombia's Cundinamarca region.

It is believed the new golden frog of Supata belongs to a group of highly poisonous "dart fogs."

"The importance of this project is not just the discovery of the new frog," said team leader Oswaldo Cortes of Bogota's Distrital University. "But, most importantly, what this new discovery shows is how little we still know about our planet, and the many species that haven't yet been discovered. This is why it is so important to work with local communities and educate them about the need for conservation."

The researchers included Cortes, Erika Salazar, Giovanni Chaves, Jose Gil and Ximena Villagr of Distrital University and Francisco Jose de Caldas and Luiz Alberto Rueda of the University of the Andes.