New Species Discovered in South America

Conservation International announced that during an assessment program from August to September 2010 in southwest Suriname, 1,300 species where documented, including 46 species which may be new to science. One of the potentially new species is this water beetle according the press release "An Armored Catfish, a 'Cowboy Frog', and a Rainbow of Colorful Critters discovered in Southwest Suriname." (© Andrew Short)