Chilean biologists have rediscovered the Alsodes vittatus frog species that hasn't been seen in over 130 years.

CONCEPCIÓN, Chile — For 130 years, a small Chilean frog vanished from scientific view. Biologists searched. Nature enthusiasts kept their eyes open. But Alsodes vittatus remained stubbornly invisible, ...

A rare amphibian once thought to be extinct has resurfaced in Chile, marking a remarkable scientific breakthrough. Alsodes vittatus, a small frog known only from old records and a single specimen, has ...

The elusive frog Alsodes vittatus has been found after 130 years, emphasizing gaps in knowledge and conservation needs in ...

A frog species, Alsodes vittatus, believed extinct since 1893, has been rediscovered in Chile. Scientists from the University of Concepción and Valparaíso confirmed the finding in the Lolco ...

Biologists searched. Nature enthusiasts kept their eyes open. But Alsodes vittatus remained stubbornly invisible, known only from a single preserved specimen and the yellowed pages of a century ...

First described in 1902, Alsodes vittatus had evaded detection since then, despite multiple search efforts. The researchers discovered two populations of the frog at the southeastern end of the ...

This startling discovery was announced by a group of Chilean and international researchers. First described in 1902, the species Alsodes vittatus had not appeared in any scientific records for more ...

Credit must be given to the creator. A male individual of Alsodes vittatus A male individual of Alsodes vittatus ...

Recorded in 1902, French entomologist Philibert Germain first spotted the white-striped frog Alsodes vittatus in 1893 at the Hacienda San Ignacio de Pemehue in La Araucanía Region, Chile—only ...