A rare frog species found on Lamma Island
Romer's Tree Frog: A Lamma Icon Nancy Karraker - Research Assistant Professor - Division of Ecology and Biodiversity - University of Hong Kong : (All photos taken by Nancy Karraker; sound recording kindly provided by Geoff Smith.) Not many places as small as Lamma Island can claim the discovery of a new animal. Romer's tree frog, also known by the scientific name Liuixalus romeri , was first discovered by J.D. Romer in a small cave on South Lamma Island in 1952. When the roof of the cave collapsed and other frogs were not found nearby, it was believed until as recently as 1984 that the species was extinct. It was then rediscovered in the so-called Kamikaze Caves and has since been found all over Lamma Island. While it was first known from Lamma, the species also naturally occurs on Lantau, Po Toi, and Chep Lap Kok islands. Most of the population from Chep Lap Kok was translocated to eight sites in the New Territories and Hong Kong Island when the new airport was being built a...
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