Croaking for haste: How long does it take to describe a frog species since its discovery?
Albert Carné, Alberto Sánchez‐Vialas, Claudia Lansac, Míriam Moreno-Orosa, Ignacio De la Riva
This study quantifies the time required to describe new frog species since their discovery, finding an average of 11.3 years per species, with increasing trends that threaten conservation efforts.
PLoS ONE · Jan 23, 2026Peer-reviewedZoology