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ABC News
ABC News
National
environment reporter Nick Kilvert

'Bird poo' frog among five new species classified in Papua New Guinea

The Crater Mountain treehole frog is thought to have evolved the appearance of bird poo for protection. (Supplied: Steve Richards)

New Guinea has the most diverse array of tropical island frogs in the world and its mountains and forests are still revealing their secrets.

This month, no less than five new species of frog have been described by scientists from the Queensland and South Australian Museums and Griffith University, who published their results in Zootaxa.

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