{"id":33584,"date":"2026-08-09T01:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33584"},"modified":"2026-08-09T01:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:01:40","slug":"costa-ricas-recently-discovered-coffee-frogs-sing-in-plantations-but-pesticides-threaten-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33584","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica&#8217;s recently discovered &#8220;coffee frogs&#8221; sing in plantations, but pesticides threaten them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A tiny greenish, nocturnal frog that thrives in coffee plantations was discovered in Costa Rica&#8217;s central Pacific region, where it also faces risks from agrochemicals used in farming.<\/p>\n<p>Measuring less than 4 centimeters and known as the &#8220;spring frog,&#8221; AFP reporters observed the dark green-spotted amphibians in San Lorenzo de Tarrazu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a new species of tree frog for science and endemic to Costa Rica,&#8221; researcher Wagner Chaves-Acuna told AFP, per the findings of colleagues from the University of Costa Rica and Argentina&#8217;s National Council for Scientific and Technical Research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/bc6be0a6-3cb0-4d4c-953e-9b98d430d988\/thumbnail\/620x413\/05e18edd853839a92b0d44683a02bc4d\/gettyimages-2288647071.jpg#\" alt=\"COSTA RICA-FROG-DISCOVERY \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/bc6be0a6-3cb0-4d4c-953e-9b98d430d988\/thumbnail\/620x413\/05e18edd853839a92b0d44683a02bc4d\/gettyimages-2288647071.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/bc6be0a6-3cb0-4d4c-953e-9b98d430d988\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/0e9efc50747765f15d12dd58486b1a20\/gettyimages-2288647071.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">View of a &#8220;Rana de las nacientes&#8221; (Isthmohyla nacientes), a newly discovered frog species, in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Aug. 6, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Ezequiel BECERRA \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The tiny frog was first observed in the 1960s, but it was incorrectly identified as another species, according to Costa Rica&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/blog\/133232-isthmohyla-nacientes-sp-nov-rana-de-las-nacientes-de-la-zona-de-los-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Alliance for the Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles<\/a>\u00a0(ANCAR). It was rediscovered and confirmed in 2021 through genetic and morphological studies, the organization said.<\/p>\n<p>Also nicknamed the &#8220;coffee frog,&#8221; the species has another distinctive trait: males have a translucent throat that inflates with their short, high-pitched call.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At night, when they are most active, you can hear them singing and perched on coffee shrubs,&#8221; Chaves-Acuna said.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, frogs seek out shade, moisture and food in the crops \u2014 but they are not after the coffee berries, feeding instead on the small insects in the habitat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/1a23e6f4-e138-4549-b146-6854f2e82f09\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d4e7c40c17a0ea35ed8a5a3de752a5af\/gettyimages-2288646945.jpg#\" alt=\"COSTA RICA-FROG-DISCOVERY \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/1a23e6f4-e138-4549-b146-6854f2e82f09\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d4e7c40c17a0ea35ed8a5a3de752a5af\/gettyimages-2288646945.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/08\/1a23e6f4-e138-4549-b146-6854f2e82f09\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/62887a59bcb4383836f68f8fbe48613f\/gettyimages-2288646945.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Costa Rican scientists from the International Institute for Wildlife Conservation and Management at the National University of Costa Rica photograph a newly discovered frog species, &#8220;Rana de las nacientes&#8221; (Isthmohyla naciente).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Ezequiel BECERRA \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chaves-Acuna warns that pesticide use on coffee plantations could potentially pose a risk to these tiny amphibians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These poisons travel through the air &#8230; they seep through the soil and that&#8217;s where they enter the aquatic systems where the tadpoles develop,&#8221; Chaves-Acuna said.<\/p>\n<p>The species also faces other threats, including waste dumping, increased tourism and the loss of vegetation due to the invasion of protected areas, according to ANCAR.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tiny greenish, nocturnal frog that thrives in coffee plantations was discovered in Costa Rica&#8217;s central Pacific region, where it also faces risks from agrochemicals used in farming. 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