Back in 2005 Julian Bayliss, a biologist at London’s Kew Gardens, discovered a brand new rainforest that had previously never been studied — and he found it using Google Earth. We told you about it in May this year, and you can watch a short video about the discovery below.
Since then, many new species have been discovered at the location, known as Mozambique’s ‘sky islands’, including a snake, a butterfly, and most recently, the recent discovery of four new pygmy chameleon species.
Rhampholeon nebulauctor. Credit: Julian Bayliss.
Rhampholeon tilburyi. Credit: Krystal A. Tolley.
Rampholeon Maspictus. Credit: William R. Branch.
Rhampholeon Bruessoworum. Credit: Julian Bayliss.
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About Timothy Whitehead
Timothy has been using Google Earth since 2004 when it was still called Keyhole before it was renamed Google Earth in 2005 and has been a huge fan ever since. He is a programmer working for Red Wing Aerobatx and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.