For 130 years, a small Chilean frog vanished from scientific view. Biologists searched. Nature enthusiasts kept their eyes open. But Alsodes vittatus remained stubbornly invisible.

A team of researchers has rediscovered a frog species which has not been seen in more than 130 years. First described in 1902 ...

A frog species believed to be missing for over a century has been rediscovered in the forests of Chile, marking a ...

A frog species thought to be missing for well over a century has been spotted again, according to an international team of researchers.

A frog species not seen in over 130 years, Alsodes vittatus, has been rediscovered in Chile after decades of search efforts.

First described in 1902, Alsodes vittatus had evaded detection since then, despite multiple search efforts. The researchers discovered two populations of the frog at the southeastern end of the ...

Recorded in 1902, French entomologist Philibert Germain first spotted the white-striped frog Alsodes vittatus in 1893 at the Hacienda San Ignacio de Pemehue in La Araucanía Region, Chile—only ...