KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Scientists have spotted a species of colorful, spindly legged toads last seen by European explorers on Borneo island in 1924.
The sighting in Malaysia's eastern Sarawak state has provided researchers with the first photographs of the Sambas Stream Toad, also known as the Bornean Rainbow Toad.
International conservationists previously feared the toad might be extinct and placed it on a list of the world's "Top 10 Most WantedLost Frogs."Professor Indraneil Das of the Sarawak Malaysia University said Thursday that he and a research team found three of the toads dwelling on trees in a remote mountainous region last month.
The discovery came after months of scouring the area near Malaysia's border with Indonesia in Borneo.
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