3 New Species Discovered in Australia's 'Lost World'

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3 New Species Discovered in Australia's 'Lost World',
October 30, 2013,
By Megan Gannon, News Editor,
LiveScience.com

During an expedition last March to a remote part of northeastern Australia, where few humans have tread, scientists discovered three unique species of vertebrates: an impressively camouflaged leaf-tail gecko, a golden-colored skink and a rock-loving frog.

The researchers were exploring the rain forests on top of the Cape Melville Range, a 9-mile-long (15 kilometers) mountain range located on Australia's Cape York Peninsula, which juts out just south of Papua New Guinea.

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