We hear about new species of animals and bugs discovered in far flung portion of the globe all the clip . Yawn . But this newfound froggy was tell apart amidst the concrete and taxi cabs of Staten Island .
The New York Timesreports :
On a foray into the wilds of Staten Island in 2009 , Jeremy A. Feinberg , a doctoral candidate in ecology and evolution at Rutgers University , heard something foreign as he mind for the distinctive coupling call of the southern Panthera pardus anuran – usually a repetitive chortle . But this was a single cluck .
Being unbelievably responsible and diligent scientists , Feinberg and his colleagues contemplate the froggie for THREE YEARS , and now they ’re finally quick to declare that yes indeed , this is a Modern mintage of leopard batrachian , which they ’ve yet to name . Do n’t restrain your breathing space — that ’s liable to take another three years . But to speed up the process , you may suggest a name athere ! Which , base on what I ’ve get a line about Staten Island , should credibly be “ Fist Pump . ” [ Molecular Phylogenics and EvolutionviaThe New York Times ]
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