Scientist discovers ‘chocolate frog’ species in New Guinea swamps

An Australian scientist has discovered a new species of 'chocolate-coloured' frog in rainforest swamps of New Guinea. Steve Richards, a frog specialist at the South Australian Museum, first spotted the frog in 2016. "We named this new Litoria frog species 'Mira', which means surprised or strange in Latin," Dr Paul Oliver from Queensland Museum said.