Up in the pure water streams of the tropical Andes dwells a fantastic little creature painted with patches of color. This small wonder, the Rio Negro stream tree frog (Hyloscirtus tolkieni), is new to science and named in honor of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of famous works of fantasy literature including The Hobbit and The Lord … Continue reading New species of ‘Tolkien frog’ emerges from Middle Earth of Ecuadoran Andes