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Fringe-toed creature with bulging ‘coppery’ eyes found in China mountain is new species

In a forest in southern China at the edge of the Wuling Mountains, a previously unknown species with bright bulging copper eyes and fringed toes sat chirping by a river. In 2024, researchers ...
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Purple-throated creature with ‘horn-like' eyelids discovered in China mountains

In the mountains of southeastern China, researchers came upon several creatures with horned eyelids and shield-shaped snouts sitting in the middle of a stream. The unusual specimens have been ...
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Purple-throated creature with ‘horn-like’ eyelids discovered in China mountains

The new species was often found sitting on rocks in streams in the middle of the forest, researchers said. Photo by Li S, Shi S, Liu J, Zhao J, Gao S, Wang B (2025). In the mountains of southeastern ...