New frog species found in NYC

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Scientists have identified a new species of leopard frog in and around New York City. The frog was found hiding in plain sight on the borough of Staten Island.

"It is very surprising for a new species like this to have been unrecognized in this area until now," Rutgers University doctoral candidate Jeremy Feinberg, who made the initial discovery, said according to a press release from the school.

Researchers say the new frog species was confused for a long time with a frog it closely resembles, the  southern leopard frog. Their findings were published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

So far, the new species has been positively identified on Staten Island. Feinberg says the frog probably inhabited the city's other boroughs at one time.

Feinberg also found specimens in parts of New Jersey and to counties north of New York City, all within commuting distance of Manhattan.

The newly-discovered species remains unnamed.