科学家在印度南部发现一只亮紫色的、体态臃肿的青蛙。这只青蛙非常独特,它的发现不仅增加了一个新的物种,甚至确立了一个新的科。今天出版的《自然》杂志介绍说,这种生物是恐龙鼎盛时期从一种跟它亲缘关系最近的蛙类中分化出来的。目前已知的约4800种蛙类隶属29个蛙科,其中大多数是19世纪中虽命名的。比利时布鲁塞 Scientists found a bright purple, bloated body frog in southern India. This frog is very unique, its discovery not only added a new species, and even established a new branch. The Nature magazine, published today, explains that such creatures have been differentiated from the frogs closest to it in the heyday of the dinosaurs. About 4,800 species of frogs are currently known to belong to 29 frog families, most of which were named in the 19th century. Brussels, Belgium