Christening a new species is no child’s play. Thousands of animals and plant species are discovered every year. Once these new species are discovered, it is necessary to give them an ...

Two Hyloscirtus maycu, or Maycu stream frogs, seen from several different angles. Photo from Varela-Jaramillo, Streicher, Venegas and Ron (2025) ...

Learn more about some of the best new discoveries: Two Hyloscirtus maycu, or Maycu stream frogs, seen from several different angles. Photo from Varela-Jaramillo, Streicher, Venegas and Ron (2025 ...

They took a closer look at the animals and soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Hyloscirtus maycu, or the Maycu stream frog. Maycu stream frogs have “slender” bodies, reaching ...