Anaconda Boliviana and Inia Boliviensis Discovered

Anaconda Boliviana and Inia Boliviensis are just few of the many species discovered in the Amazon biome between 1999 and 2009, according to the latest report from the WWF.

“Amazon Alive! A Decade of Discoveries 1999-2009,” published Tuesday by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), showcases the extraordinary diversity housed in the world’s biggest rainforest which spans eight South American countries.

Six-hundred-and-thirty-seven new species of plant were found during the period, as well as nearly 500 new fish and amphibians, including 24 new poison dart frogs.

A four-meter long anaconda snake Anaconda Boliviana — native to Bolivia and the first of its genus to be identified since 1936 — was among 55 new reptile species discovered, and a Bolivian river dolphin – Inia Boliviensis – was one of 39 new species of mammals.

A brightly colored bald parrot (Pyrilia aurantiocephala) was one of the highlights of 16 new bird species.