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New species of marsupial frog discovered in Peru's Amazon jungle

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The Cordillera de Colan National Sanctuary in Peru has discovered a new species of marsupial frog in the country's Amazon jungle. The SERNANP service said that the discovery of the marsupial frog that belongs to the Gastrotheca genus of tailless frogs was "registered for the first time in this protected area in the Amazon region." SERNANP referred to the finding as "an important discovery for science".