Seven new frog species named after Star Trek captains

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Originally published at: Seven new frog species named after Star Trek captains - Boing Boing

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[Otherbrother]

@boingboing

Boophis janewayae

Especially appropriate considering the time she evolved into an amphibian after traveling at transwarp speeds:

Amphibious transwarp evolutionary lifeform

[JustGoodSense]

“You’re a boophis.”

“No, you’re a boophis.”

[Otherbrother]

[Ceschuby]

[smulder]

[gps1138]

Boophis only gets funnier the more times you say it.

[euansmith]

Boophis janewayae

Man, once you start, how are you supposed to stop? Boophis janewayaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeae

[chenille]

Though for the record, as with the constellation Bootes and fish Boops boops, the two Os are actually separate syllables. Sorry.

[PsiPhiGrrrl]

Cool! Based on that image in the post, maybe we could call Mirror Universe versions of this frog something like Barry:

The Penguins of Madagascar - Barry the frog 🐸

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[euansmith]

Nooooooooooooo! You can’t take my “Boops” away from me!!!

[Carbonman]

This image looks like a Red Eyed Tree Frog as found in Costa Rica. I wonder if the newly discovered species compare closely to this.

[gps1138]

I am crushed by this information.