Colombia has yielded ten new amphibian species, according to scientists from Conservation International (CI), the Washington DC-based environmental organisation. The frogs and salamanders were spotted during a three-week ‘rapid assessment program’ expedition in the mountains of the Darien, near Colombia’s border with Panama.

‘Without a doubt, this region is a true Noah’s Ark,’ said Jose Vicente Rodriguez-Mahecha, Scientific Director of CI-Colombia.

Introducing on your left, two new arrivals: a ‘glass frog’ of the Nymphargus genus – so called because of its transparent skin; on your right, a species of rain frog (Pristimantis genus). Say hello – and let’s hope they’ll still be jumping around a decade from now.

Images: Conservation International-Colombia/Photo by Marco Rada