The rediscovery of “one of the rarest and most elusive amphibians” in Chile is quite a tale. Philibert Germain, a scientist ...

For 130 years, a small Chilean frog vanished from scientific view. Biologists searched. Nature enthusiasts kept their eyes open. But Alsodes vittatus remained stubbornly invisible.

A map reconstructed from an 1893 expedition ... Among Germain’s collections were three frogs, which he sent to Rudolph Philippi, “one of the most important naturalists of Chile during the ...

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