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On Saturday, November 14, in Ukraine under # Days science of Lviv held events and open days in various scientific and educational institutions ; Zoological Museum also opened the door for everyone ! From 11.00 to 17.00 we visited about 450 visitors, half of them - the children !! In the exhibition , all interested persons can view the documentary "Le Peuple migrateur" of migration. Thanks to all indifferent , waiting for your comments and photos ! Author photo: Roxolana Vasylyshyn .  

November 14-15 to celebrate the Days of Science in Lviv will be "smart weekend." This year, the program expects Lviv residents in three locations: the State Museum of Natural History of Ukraine (Teatralna str., 18), the biological faculty of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Hrushevskyy str. 4) and Lviv National Medical University named of Danylo Halyckyy (Pekarska str. 52). - See more at: http://tvoemisto.tv/news/lvivyan_zaproshuyut_provesty_rozumni_vyhidni_programa_74159.html#sthash.rm9g1cZD.dpuf  

AN INTERESTING FINDING IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS   During the processing the collections of amphibians and preparation of the next catalog of Zoological Museum of the Lviv University curator funds of I category Andrij Zatushevskyy and Iryna Bilyak detected Jambato Toad Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849), frogs species which is considered extinct. Sample collection belonging to an unknown author, originating in the late XIX–early XX century. In most collections are about 20 species of amphibians from the region of Central America, but unfortunately all of them without labels. Description Atelopus ignescens has uniformly black coloration on its back and flanks, with small round warts covering most of the back. The venter is wrinkled...