Researchers have discovered a new species of pale gold coloured frog in the cloud forests of high Andes in Colombia. What is its name?

a. Pristimantis dorado

b. Cristimantis dorado

c. Pristimantis lorado

d. Pristimantis corado

ANSWER: Pristimantis dorado

Explanation:

Scientists have discovered a new species of pale gold coloured frog within the cloud forests of the Colombian Andes. The name Pristimantis dorado means both the colour (dorado means “golden” in Spanish) and El Dorado, a mythical city of gold Spanish conquistadores in South America searched for. The new species was found at about 8700 feet elevation near Chingaza National Park close to 10 miles east of Colombia’c capital city Bogota. Colombia now has 800 species of amphibians second only to Brazil in complete diversity. The group to which the new species belongs Prismantis includes 465 recognised species, 205 of which are from Colombia. The new species is among the smaller of the group, as the largest species are around two inches in length.