New species discovered in Australia's 'lost world'

Published October 28, 2013
A photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland shows a boulder-dwelling frog on a rock on the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
A photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland shows a boulder-dwelling frog on a rock on the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
An undated handout photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland and released shows a Saltuarius eximius in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
An undated handout photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland and released shows a Saltuarius eximius in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
A boulder-dwelling frog on a rock on the rugged Cape Melville mountain range.  An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years, with scientists calling the area a “lost world”.
A boulder-dwelling frog on a rock on the rugged Cape Melville mountain range. An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years, with scientists calling the area a “lost world”.
A new shade skink in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
A new shade skink in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
A photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland shows a new leaftail gecko in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
A photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland shows a new leaftail gecko in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
An undated handout photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland  shows a new leaftail gecko in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
An undated handout photo taken by Conrad Hoskin of James Cook University Queensland shows a new leaftail gecko in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range, northeastern Australia's Cape York Peninsula.

An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years, with scientists calling the area a “lost world”. Conrad Hoskin from James Cook University and a National Geographic film crew were dropped by helicopter onto the rugged Cape Melville mountain range on Cape York Peninsula earlier this year and were amazed at what they found. It included a bizarre looking leaf-tail gecko, a golden-coloured skink and a boulder-dwelling frog, none of them ever seen before.

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