A new frog species discovered in Ecuador is named after the Academy Award winner Hollywood Leonardo Dicaprio. Titanic According to a report, the star’s emotional work for the environment Wire. The frog is named Decaprioi And is one of the seven new species open by researchers at the National Institute of Biodiversity of Ecuador, Catholic University of Ecuador and San Francisco University of Quito (USFQ).
The USFQ said in a statement, “This study highlights the importance of protecting unique houses where these species live.”
The frog species in the name of the actor can be found in the western mountainous forest in El Oro province of Ecuador. It is small and brown with dark spots on their body with scientists, stating that it remains 1,330 and 1,705 meters above sea level.
Sri Dickaprio is one of Hollywood’s largest A-list celebrities active in environmental reasons. He established the Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation in 1998 to raise awareness about environmental issues.
He also supported the shutdown of a controversial oil drilling project at Yasuni National Park in Ecuador, which inspired scientists to honor the 50 -year -old actor.
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In October last year, a new snake species discovered in the Himalayas were also named after Shri Dicaprio. The ‘Angiculus Dicaprioi’ was named, snake species can be found from the central Nepal to Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
The snake was first discovered by Virendra Bhardwaj in the backyard of his house in the western Himalayas during the Kovid -19 lockdown. He posted his pictures on social media, which led to a three-year long investigation to identify the snake, which was similar to the ‘Leopeltis Rapti’ to identify the snake-to be distributed in the Eastern Himalayas. species.
Prior to Sri Dicaprio, a new species of snake was named tachimenoids Harrisonfordy After Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones actor. In 2017, a pistol shrimp was named Cinalphius pinkfroidi Zoologist and Pink Floid fan Dr. In honor of the rock band by Sammy D. Grave.
