Seychelles Palm Frog
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The Seychelles palm frog (Sooglossus pipilodryas) is so called because it is usually found hiding in the axils of palm trees. It is the most arboreal of the Sooglossidae
and this makes detection difficult. As a result the palm frog is the most recent species of the family to have been discovered (in 2000). More recently it is the 7th most recent frog to be discovered. It is only found in the forests of Silhouette Island
in the Seychelles
group making it almost impossible to detect
It is closely related to Gardiner's frog Sooglossus gardineri.
Sooglossidae
The Seychelles Frogs are a family of frogs found on the Seychelles Islands and India. Until recently this family was believed to include the genera Nesomantis and Sooglossus, but following a major revision of amphibians in 2006 the genus Nesomantis was named a junior synonym of Sooglossus;...
and this makes detection difficult. As a result the palm frog is the most recent species of the family to have been discovered (in 2000). More recently it is the 7th most recent frog to be discovered. It is only found in the forests of Silhouette Island
Silhouette Island
Silhouette Island lies 20 km northwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. It is the third largest island in the Seychelles. It has an area of 20 km² and has a population of 135, mostly workers on the island. The main settlement is La Passe, where there is a hotel for visitors to Silhouette...
in the Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
group making it almost impossible to detect
It is closely related to Gardiner's frog Sooglossus gardineri.