New species

[Will E Worm]

Ten new amphibian species discovered in Colombia.

Ten new species of amphibians -- including three kinds of poisonous frogs and three transparent-skinned glass frogs -- have been discovered in the mountains of Colombia, conservationists said Monday.

With amphibians under threat around the globe, the discovery was an encouraging sign and reason to protect the area where they were found, said Robin Moore, an amphibian expert at the environmental group Conservation International.

The nine frog species and one salamander species were found in the mountainous Tacarcuna area of the Darien region near Colombia's border with Panama.

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Pink Iguana Species Discovered.
The pink iguana, named after its salmon-colored skin, lives only on the Wolf volcano on the island of Isabela.

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"When we descend to details, we can prove that no one species has changed; nor can we prove that the supposed changes are beneficial, which is the groundwork of the theory [of evolution]." Charles Darwin, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 2, editor Francis Darwin (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1898), p. 210

“ If there are no transitional forms found in the fossil record then my theory is false” – Charles Darwin

“What is missing are the many intermediate forms hypothesized by Darwin”
- Robert Carroll (Paleontologist and Professor of Zoology McGill University)

“There is no fossil of the stages through which the remarkable change from reptile to bird was achieved”
- A. J. Marshall (PHD Anthropology Harvard University)