Still Waters Posted February 22, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 22, 2012 A new species of legless amphibian has been discovered beneath the monsoon-soaked soils of remote northeast India. But this legless amphibian's time in obscurity has ended, thanks to an intrepid team of biologists led by University of Delhi professor Sathyabhama Das Biju.Over five years of digging through forest beds in the rain, the team has identified an entirely new family of amphibians – called chikilidae – endemic to the region but with ancient links to Africa. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted February 22, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) I surely hope the Indian government gives protection to this area for these wonderful and unique animals. Everytime we think we have it all figured out, nature throws us a new and wonderful inhabinant of this planet. I hope we lean more to protecting all of this major virgin habitats around the world. We must, it is our duty. Edited February 22, 2012 by Robbie333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbefumo Posted February 23, 2012 #3 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Of course, just a matter of time before rich Japanese business criminals demand that they be on the menu - goes well with whale meat. Of course, just a matter of time before rich Japanese business criminals demand that they be on the menu - goes well with whale meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neognosis Posted February 23, 2012 #4 Share Posted February 23, 2012 If you want to "protect" these species, stop buying cheap Indian goods and stop patronizing businesses that outsource cheap labor to India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatmanxxl Posted February 23, 2012 #5 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I guess froglegs is off the menu in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terbo559 Posted February 24, 2012 #6 Share Posted February 24, 2012 looks like worms to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishgent Posted February 24, 2012 #7 Share Posted February 24, 2012 If you want to "protect" these species, stop buying cheap Indian goods and stop patronizing businesses that outsource cheap labor to India. Yep,,it's just not good enough. As soon as they find a new species they have it sitting behind a sewing machine making cheap goods for the West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre1979 Posted February 24, 2012 #8 Share Posted February 24, 2012 haha I skimmed over it too fast and read monsoon as moon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuntboy92 Posted February 25, 2012 #9 Share Posted February 25, 2012 did anyone else think about this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_death_worm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted February 25, 2012 #10 Share Posted February 25, 2012 looks like worms to me Read the link again, not the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted March 27, 2012 #11 Share Posted March 27, 2012 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/pictures/120221-limbless-amphibians-caecilians-new-species-science/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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