When researchers made a trip to a ‘lost city’ buried deep inside the Mosquitia rainforest in Honduras, they were pleasantly surprised to find extremely rare species, including some previously thought to be extinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2017, a team of researchers from Conservation International conducted a three-week research expedition at an ancient site deep within the Mosquitia rainforest known as the \u201cLost City of the Monkey God\u201d or the \u201cWhite City.\u201d Since the rainforest remains one of the most unexplored areas of Central America, the team hoped to shine a light on the ecological state of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organization finally published a full report of their findings recently \u2013 and it details how the ancient settlement is encompassed by a pristine, thriving ecosystem teeming with rare and unique species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Creatures uncovered included a tiger beetle, which had only ever been recorded in Nicaragua and was believed to be extinct; and the false tree coral snake, which had not been reported in Honduras since 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n