A rare frog that has not been seen in 130 years was recently rediscovered in Chile. The frog species, Alsodes […] ...
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 frog species not seen in over 130 years, Alsodes vittatus, has been rediscovered in Chile after decades of search efforts.
Hikers in Chile followed a reconstructed map of an 1893 expedition and found a species not seen since then, a study said. Photo from Correa, Riveros-Riffo and Donoso (2025) A Frenchman with a ...