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ArticleBody:An expedition into Madagascar’s largest and most intact forest found 21 species that had been considered lost to science. A team studying the Makira Forest found three iridescent, nearly translucent species of fish and the first documented sighting of a roughly 10-inch-long millipede in 126 years. However, the dark brown millipede was likely never considered lost to local communities.
Dmitry Telnov. They also found a variety of spider species, including five jumping spiders that were considered lost to science since they hadn’t been documented, but not necessarily to locals. Seventeen of the spider species found on the trek are considered new to science. The jumping spider Tomocyrba decollata holds the record for the longest-lost spider. It hadn’t been documented since 1900, when it was first described by outside researchers.
Photo by John C. Mittermeier/American Bird Conservancy. Three lost fish Initially, the team had a list of over 30 lost species that they hoped to find in Makira. This included three mammals, three fish, seven reptiles, 12 insects, and five spiders. They found all three fish species with the help of local fishers and guides. The Makira rainbow fish and Ptychochromis makira which had been lost since 2003 and Rheocles sp–lost since 2006.
John C. Mittermeier/American Bird Conservancy. Two of the expedition’s local guides–Melixon and Edmé–hiked around a steep waterfall and over mountains to villages from the expedition’s base camp along the Antainambalana River. The guides found the Makira rainbow fish–a common fish to local communities–after several days. They brought it back to base camp in a bucket of water. A few days later, they returned to the same villages with photos of the Rheocles sp.
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