January 24, 2012 - Conservation International (CI) announced today the results of a scientific survey in southwest Suriname that documented nearly 1,300 species, including 46 species which may be new to science. The three-week survey, an initiative of CI’s long-standing Rapid Assessment Program (RAP), explored three remote sites along the Kutari and Sipaliwini Rivers near the village of Kwamalasumutu from August to September 2010, in an effort to document the region’s poorly known biodiversity and help develop sustainable ecotourism opportunities for the local people.
Potentially new species of catfish: Pterodoras aff. granulosus is approximately two feet long. Scientists discovered it at night while sitting on a large rock in the middle of a big river. It is a predator, eating whatever will fit inside its mouth. This species was discovered by scientists working with Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program in southwest Suriname in August and September 2010. http://www.conservation.org
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Potentially new species of catfish: Pterodoras aff. granulosus is approximately two feet long. Scientists discovered it at night while sitting on a large rock in the middle of a big river. It is a predator, eating whatever will fit inside its mouth. This species was discovered by scientists working with Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program in southwest Suriname in August and September 2010. http://www.conservation.org
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PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded at no charge for one-time use for coverage/promotion of the press release titled “An Armored Catfish, a ‘Cowboy Frog’, and a Rainbow of Colorful Critters discovered in Southwest Suriname” by Conservation International. No copying, distribution or archiving permitted. No sublicensing, sale or resale permitted.
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PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded at no charge for one-time use for coverage/promotion of the press release titled “An Armored Catfish, a ‘Cowboy Frog’, and a Rainbow of Colorful Critters discovered in Southwest Suriname” by Conservation International. No copying, distribution or archiving permitted. No sublicensing, sale or resale permitted.
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