Frog not been seen for 50 years and thought to be extinct is discovered in Israel

[truebluefan]

A rare frog which was thought to be extinct has been spotted in northern Israel.

The Hula painted frog hadn't been seen since 1955, so when it was suggested that the time had come to officially declare it as extinct, few people objected.

However, a newly published paper in the journal Nature Communications has just revealed that in 2011 the frog was spotted in its native habitat of northern Israel's Hula Valley.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...rael--dubbed-living-fossil.html#ixzz2VLp1nCML