Barbourula Kalimantanensis

Barbourula Kalimantanensis

Check out complete lunglessness in a frog. Scientists often call these frogs "Barbies" - short for their scientific name, Barbourula kalimantanensis.

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A frog has been found in a remote part of Indonesia that has no lungs and breathes through its skin, a discovery that researchers said Thursday could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain ...  
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Jakarta - The discovery of a rare species of Indonesian frog that breathes without lungs could shed light on how evolution works, a scientist said Friday.  
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Scientists claim to have found the first complete lungless aquatic frog in Indonesia 30 years after its existence was first mooted.  
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The discovery of a rare species of Indonesian frog that breathes without lungs could shed light on how evolution works, a scientist said Friday.  
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BANGKOK, Thailand - A frog has been found in a remote part of Indonesia that has no lungs and breathes through its skin, a discovery that researchers said yesterday could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain species. The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis was found in a...  
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Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.  
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A frog has been found that has no lungs and breathes through its skin, a discovery researchers say could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain species.  
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The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis was found in a remote part of Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island during an expedition in August 2007, said David Bickford, an evolutionary biologist at the National University of Singapore.  
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Kalimantan, Indonesia: An aquatic frog, barbourula kalimantanensis. The frog, which has no lungs and breathes through its skin, was found on Borneo island Photograph: David Bickford/AP Hide April 12 2008: A ...  
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Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.  
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