A 2022 conservation expedition in Peru's Alto Mayo region, led by ecologist Trond Larsen, uncovered 27 new species, including a unique Bolitoglossa salamander. This mission, involving 12 Peruvian scientists and local guides, documented over 2,000 species despite pressing deforestation due to agriculture. The surprising finds underline the area's hidden biodiversity, emphasizing the importance of further conservation efforts in regions facing environmental degradation, particularly in areas heavily influenced by human activity.
Finding so many species of vertebrate animals, of mammals, four new species of mammals, that's almost unheard of on an expedition like this.
I'm looking in the vegetation and just about chest height is this small bronze, beautiful salamander on a leaf... that’s new to science!
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