cryptic species

Three New Salamander Species Discovered in the Appalachian Mountains

Medicine & Technology Jul 20, 2022

Three new species of black-bellied salamanders have just been discovered. Read on to know more about the species and why it took so long to identify them from the rest of the population.

Crytptic New Species of Leopard Frog Found in New York City

Oct 30, 2014

For a field-based ecologist, the continental United States is pretty much a textbook of well-known organisms. The thrilling new species often making front-page news are more likely to found in the tropics or open-oceans, than in the plains of the Midwest or the large metropolis cities of the East and West coasts. With such well-defined niche habitats, the species in the United States aren’t too surprising to the experienced biologist, however, sometimes new life can be found where you’d least expect it. No, we’re not talking about the mutant turtles in the sewers of New York City, but it does appear the jam-packed hub may be home to another unique amphibian, colloquially known as the “Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog”.