The specimen is currently living at a UCR terrarium under permanent monitoring and aseptic conditions that are controlled for temperature and humidity. Researchers are preparing her for an amphibian conservation program.
Tucked away in the Talamanca mountains, a tiny, semi-translucent frog has lurked out of the sites of scientists from more than a century of field work.
A 24-year-old herpetologist from Michigan came to Costa Rica to do research at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve, and found several amphibians never before seen in the area.
