Australian frog is rediscovered after 17 years

September 23, 2008 A species of that was three years from being declared extinct was found in July in the tropical northeast of Australia. A Ph.D. candidate, Robert Puschendorf, along with volunteer researchers stumbled upon the  () while surveying a related species near, Queensland. The researchers thought they were catching a similar torrent treefrog (), until they examined a specimen more closely.

The Associated Press reported that lab results showed that the mistfrogs were not unaffected by the devastating {{w|chytridiomycosis]], a pandemic disease affecting almost all frog species. Remarkably, they may actually be immune to fatal effects of the {{w|fungus|fungal}} infection. Puschendorf plans to publish a paper on the new findings of this {{w|Lazarus taxon|Lazarus species}}.

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