Foja Mountains: Discovery in the Foja Mountains

Aerial view of the Foja Mountains rain forest.
Rain forest at the 1200 m elevation Lower Camp, with prep tent on left, main camp tent in background, and Paul Oliver recording a frog call in the foreground.
A Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi pulcherrimus) crosses a fallen log bridging a small gorge. Endangered Species (IUCN Red List: EN) Camera trap shot.
Tree frog (Nyctimistes pulchra)
Tree frog (Litoria sp. green?) Caught in the Foja Mts near Bog Camp. 1650 m elevation.
Frog (Rana sp – bog) Caught in the Foja Mts near Bog Camp. 1650 m Possible Foja endemic.
Long-nosed frog (Litoria sp nov) on the edge of a leaf. new species
Frog (Albericus sp. nov) Captured in the Foja Mts near Bog Camp. 1650 m. Found by Steve Richards – probable Foja endemic.
Eastern Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bartoni). Rare species from the mountains of New Guinea. Endangered Species (IUCN Red List: CR)
Yellow-fronted Bowerbird (Amblyornis flavifrons). Endemic species to the Foja Mountains. Captured near the Bog Camp at 1650 m.
Light trapping for moths being conducted by LIPI entomologist Harry Sutrisno.
Blossom Bat (Syconycteris sp. nov.) New species present in the Foja Mountains and also widespread in the mountains of New Guinea but never described before now. Discovered by Kris Helgen.
Moth attracted to light trap at Bog Camp. Foja Mountains.
Moth attracted to light trap set up at Bog Camp in the Foja Mountains at 1650 m.
Moth attracted to light trap set up at Bog Camp in the Foja Mountains at 1650 m.
Moth attracted to light trap at the Bog Camp site at 1650 m in the Foja Mountains rain forest.
Moth attracted to light trap at the Bog Camp site at 1650 m in the Foja Mountains rain forest.