Dear fellow petitioners, There’s another compelling reason to sign our petition to turn Atewa into a National Park. Just weeks after the critically Endangered White-naped Mangabey (Cercocebus lunulatus) was found living in Atewa Forest, a new species of frog has been found inhabiting the Atewa Range. Afia Birago’s Puddle Frog (Phyrnobatrachus afiabirago), named after the lead author’s mother, is known only from Atewa Forest and a tiny fragment of forest in southwest Ghana. It is a tiny creature – just 2 cm long – but quite distinctive looking, and lives around the edges of large forest ponds and swamps. This is the 40th species of amphibian to be found in Atewa Forest. Once assessed by IUCN, it is likely to be added to the existing list of 10 globally threatened and near-threatened frogs known to occur in Atewa Forest. In their report on this discovery, the authors describe the importance of preserving Atewa Forest in particular; ‘the composition of the frog fauna seems to indicate a still healthy moist evergreen forest … Unfortunately, the persistence of the original habitats of the Atewa Range are threatened by plans of bauxite mining, and by ongoing illegal logging, artisanal mining, poaching, and farming. The discovery and description of Phrynobatrachus afiabirago adds to the ongoing arguments of the importance of the Atewa Range ecosystem and the need to urgently protect it.’ So, please do support our campaign to protect Atewa and its precious biodiversity by urging your family members, friends, and colleagues to join over nine thousand signatories already added to our petition (in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese) and do share on social media.. From all of us at A Rocha, Dr Jeremy Lindsell, Director of Science and Conservation, A Rocha International [Picture caption: Afia Birago Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus afiabirago) can be distinguished by the combination of a slender body, short and pointed snout, a relatively warty dorsum and a black-spotted throat. Holotype photo by Adam Leache.]