On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...

The species was discovered in the mountains of Papua New Guinea and is named after the Latin word meaning “small clown,” ...

Villagers on an island in Papua New Guinea found a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue and helped scientists discover a new species. Screengrab from a YouTube video shared by VideoElite ...

The new species has only been seen three times in the mountains of central Papua New Guinea, researchers said. Photo by Stephen Richards In the mountains of Papua New Guinea, researchers ...