A team of researchers and experts of Brazil’s Tocantins Sierra Environmental Station has catalogued 440 animal species in the Tocantins Sierra Wildlife Reserve (TSWR), among them 14 new species. Their work lasted 30 days.

Below are photos of five of the species of interest to the researchers:

Corythomantis greeningi

Bachia sp.

Stenocercus quinarius

Proceratophrys sp.

Phyllomedusa sp.

The two lizards (Bachia and Stenocercus) are said to be “recently described,” as well as the Phyllomedusa frog. The Proceratophrys toad “has yet to be described,” and the Corythomantis amphibian, though already described, is said to be “rarely encountered” in the area under research.

The TSWR is one of the largest wildlife reserves in the Brazilian State of Tocantins.

Thanks to Cryptomundo correspondent J. Q. Montenegro for forwarding the breaking news on this development and translations.