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This musical frog species is only found in Taiwan | Ep38
While first observed in the 1980s, this new frog species was not recognized as being its own distinct, endemic Taiwanese species until 2025. When compared to its closest counterpart, the species is smaller in size with higher-pitched, faster vocalization patterns.
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- New Taiwanese frog species gains recognition
- Rise and fall of ivory use
- Carl Linnaeus: The man behind the scientific names we struggle to pronounce... like "Nidirana shyhhuangi!"
Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
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By Tristan Hilderbrand, RtiWhile first observed in the 1980s, this new frog species was not recognized as being its own distinct, endemic Taiwanese species until 2025. When compared to its closest counterpart, the species is smaller in size with higher-pitched, faster vocalization patterns.
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- New Taiwanese frog species gains recognition
- Rise and fall of ivory use
- Carl Linnaeus: The man behind the scientific names we struggle to pronounce... like "Nidirana shyhhuangi!"
Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!