After a decade-long search, scientists found the “rarest and most elusive amphibian” in the world on a former estate in Chile. Recorded in 1902, French entomologist Philibert Germain first spotted the ...

A frog species, Alsodes vittatus, believed extinct since 1893, has been rediscovered in Chile. Scientists from the University of Concepción and Valparaíso confirmed the finding in the Lolco, Portales, ...

A team of researchers has rediscovered a frog species which has not been seen in more than 130 years. First described in 1902, Alsodes vittatus had evaded detection since then, despite multiple search ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Editors Note: The following excerpt is from In Search of Lost Frogs: A Quest to Find the World’s Rarest Amphibians by conservationist, photographer and author Robin Moore. The book chronicles a ...

Chilean biologists have rediscovered a frog species that hasn't been seen in over 130 years, according to Phys.org. The Alsodes vittatus was found in the Araucanía region of central Chile after ...

Hikers in Chile followed a reconstructed map of an 1893 expedition and found a species not seen since then, a study said. Photo from Correa, Riveros-Riffo and Donoso (2025) A Frenchman with a ...

Elusive Frog Rediscovered in Chile After 130 Years. (Image: Correa C, Riveros-Riffo E, Donoso JP/ ZooKeys.) A rare frog thought to be lost forever has reappeared. Scientists in Chile have confirmed ...