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| Keywords: Colostethus kaiei.jpg en Anomaloglossus kaiei a new species in the poison dart frog family discovered in 2004 at Kaieteur National Park Guyana South America Males can be as large as 18 9 millimeters females up to 19 8 millimeters This was only the second species of Colostethus known to provide maternal care for tadpoles The new species is named in honor of Kaie a great Chieftain of the Patamona tribe from whom Kaieteur Falls was named According to the legend Kaie in order to save his people from being destroyed by a warrior tribe the Caribs sacrificed himself to the Great Spirit Makonaima by canoeing over the falls http //www nsf gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp cfm med_id 58660 from mmg Godfrey R Bourne 2004-2006 Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees members of the media university staff teachers and the general public All media in the gallery are intended for personal educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only PD-USGov Anomaloglossus kaiei | ||||
