Three new species discoveries in the "lost world" Australian
On a remote Sierra of Cape York Peninsula in Australia, is something that scientists call "lost world". Possibly, isolated for millions of years, the small patch of forest is home to at least three new species: the Gecko-Satanic leaf-tailed, cophixalus petrophilus and the Golden skin.Despite the discovery of new creatures to be distant, inhospitable and rocky Cape Melville area, this may be the first of many future findings."What's really interesting in this expedition is that in a place like Australia, which people believe to be well exploited, can still be found places like Cape Melville, where there are all these species to be discovered", stated to The Huffington Post that documented the expedition photographer for National Geographic, Tim Laman.On close collaboration, researchers from Australia's James Cook University and the National Geographic came out of the helicopter to explore the mountainous stretch and collect samples. Despite the fourth day of the expedition have occurred in March, the team only recently launched the samples, after confirmation that the species had not yet been scientifically identified.Among the new species, the discovery of the Gecko-Satanic leaf-tailed is the most interesting, for being a primitive animal which appeared in Australian forest of Cape Melville. Different from others of the same family, this hunting during the night and uses her slim and with ability to camouflage to wait for the bug that is his prey.After the discovery of the Gecko, researchers studied two other backboned creatures. An amphibian with brown spots â€" designated cophixalus petrophilus â€" who believe only emerge moist conditions under the rocks to eat and reproduce in the summer.The Golden skin Cape Ville, the third species discovered by the team, hunt their prey during the day, with long limbs and an elongated structure, dourada creature run and jump over the rocks to catch insects.Scientific analysis of the newly discovered species were published this month in the peer-review in the journal Zootaxa. In search of more species, the team plans to continue with the expeditions in the Rocky part of the forest at Cape Melville.
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