Scientists believe the so-called ‘cocoa’ frog is new to science. Photo by: Conservation International.
The ‘lilliputian beetle’ may not only be a new species, but a new genus. It is the smallest dung beetle yet discovered in the Guiana Shield, and the second smallest in all of South America. Dung beetles are nature’s recyclers, mitigating disease and turning over nutrients. Photo by: Conservation International.
This new katydid is distinct enough to make its own genus. Note its unusually long legs. Photo by: Conservation International.
This larger fruit-eating bat (Artibeus planirostris) was the most commonly sighted of the 28 species bats catalogued. They use their sharp teeth to eat large fruits and may be important seed disperser. Photo by: Conservation International.
Scientists were able to capture what they call a ‘very rare event’: a wolf spider eating a poison dart-frog (Amereega trivitatta). Photo by: Conservation International.
Tiny juvenile leafhopper (only 5 millimeters) with waxy substances coming off its abdomens. Scientists aren’t sure why leafhoppers do this but it may be to confuse predators. Photo by: Conservation International.
Ants, one of 149 species noted, consuming a dead insect. Photo by: Conservation International.
A delicate slender opossum (Marmosops parvidens), one of 39 species of small mammals. Photo by: Conservation International.
Map showing field sites of RAP in Southeastern Suriname. Photo by: Conservation International.
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