LA NOTICIA DE SU DESCUBRIMIENTO HA DADO LA VUELTA AL MUNDO POR SU RAREZA. ESTOS ANIMALES HABITAN EN EL PARQUE NATURAL BOLIVIANO Murciélago    y rana hallados en el Madidi captan atención Murciélago y rana hallados en el Madidi captan atención. Un murciélago que tiene una lengua de 8,5 centímetros, la más larga con relación a su tamaño que cualquier otro mamífero, y una rana que podría ser única en el mundo, han sido noticia esta semana en medios internacionales como el Washington Post y publicaciones de ciencia. Ambas especies han sido hallas en el Parque Nacional Madidi de Bolivia

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A «robber frog» with beady, gold-rimmed eyes and a bizarre bat with a record-long tongue are among the menagerie of species discovered during an expedition in Bolivia.

The slick, earth-hued robber frog, or big-headed frog, was spotted during the first leg of the 18-month-long expedition to explore Bolivia’s Madidi National Park, considered the world’s most biologically diverse park, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. The frog, which could sit comfortably in the palm of a child’s hand, is considered a new species, though further testing is needed to confirm that status.

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The tube-lipped nectar bat, Anoura fistulata, has the longest tongue relative to size of any mammal on the planet. It stretches for 8.5 centimeters (more than 3 inches) – that’s 150% of its body length. The bizarre, record-breaking bat was first described in Ecuador a decade ago and is only known from three records. And now, according to a Wildlife Conservation Society announcement, it’s been found for the first time in Bolivia’s Madidi National Park.

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A «robber frog» with beady, gold-rimmed eyes and a bizarre bat with a record-long tongue are among the menagerie of species discovered during an expedition in Bolivia. The slick, earth-hued robber frog, or big-headed frog, was spotted during the first leg of the 18-month-long expedition to explore Bolivia’s

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A «robber frog» with beady, gold-rimmed eyes and a bizarre bat with a record-long tongue are among the menagerie of species discovered during an expedition in Bolivia.

The slick, earth-hued robber frog, or big-headed frog, was spotted during the first leg of the 18-month-long expedition to explore Bolivia’s Madidi National Park, considered the world’s most biologically diverse park, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. The frog, which could sit comfortably in the palm of a child’s hand, is considered a new species, though further testing is needed to confirm that status.

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