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New species of flying frog discovered in Vietnam

An Australian researcher who discovered a new species of flying frog near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and named it after her mother said it was a rare find so close to such a big city.

This handout picture taken by Jodi Rowley in 2009 and released by Australian Museum on January 15, 2013 shows Helen's Flying Frog, a new species of flying frog near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Helen's Flying Frog was discovered by Rowley, an amphibian expert, in 2009 during a field trip to the forests fringing the city previously known as Saigon.

Helen's Flying Frog was first discovered by Jodi Rowley, an amphibian expert from Sydney's Australian Museum, in 2009 during a field trip to the forests fringing the city previously known as Saigon.

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