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Lizard Species in Peru Named After Singer Bruce Dickinson

The orange head distinguishes this species. (AFP)
The orange head distinguishes this species. (AFP)
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Lizard Species in Peru Named After Singer Bruce Dickinson

The orange head distinguishes this species. (AFP)
The orange head distinguishes this species. (AFP)

An unknown lizard species has been discovered in a Peruvian jungle reserve.

It was named in honor of Paul Bruce Dickinson, singer of the British heavy metal group Iron Maiden, the National Service for Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) has announced, without specifying whether the scientists behind the discovery are metal music fans.

The species Enyalioides Dickinson, its scientific name, is distinguished by its orange head, green body, and short legs.

Another species discovered is Enyalioides cyanocephalus, which inhabits the humid montane forests of the Cordillera de Colan, Amazonian region of northeastern Peru.

Bruce Dickinson, 65, is the singer of the group Iron Maiden, founded in 1975 in London, considered one of the most important and representative of the genre.

The two species were recently discovered in a study by American experts from the Rainforest Partnership, the Peruvian Institute of Herpetology, and the Zoology Museum of the School of Biological Sciences of the Catholic University of Ecuador.

The Cordillera de Colan National Sanctuary, in the department of Amazonas, covers an area of ​​39,215 ha and is home to 470 species of birds and some 70 species of mammals.

 

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Volcano in Philippines Spews Ash Over a Mile into the Sky 

Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (AFP)
Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (AFP)
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Volcano in Philippines Spews Ash Over a Mile into the Sky 

Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (AFP)
Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (AFP)

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a massive grey plume of ash up about three kilometers (1.8 miles) into the sky and launching ballistic projectiles.

Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, has had several eruptions in the past century -- the most recent of which happened last month.

A level three alert -- out of a scale of five -- put in place during an eruption in December remained unchanged Tuesday, as officials highlighted an existing six-kilometer (four-mile) evacuation radius.

"A moderately explosive eruption occurred at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 2:55 am today (1855 GMT Monday)," the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in a statement, adding that it lasted five minutes.

"The eruption generated a greyish voluminous plume that rose approximately 3 kilometers above the vent before drifting to the general west," it said.

"Large ballistic fragments were also observed to have been thrown around the crater within a few hundred meters and caused burning of vegetation near the volcano summit."

Stating the continued level three alert, the agency warned there were "increased chances of short-lived moderately explosive eruptions that could generate life-threatening volcanic hazards."

In August 1996, Kanlaon Volcano erupted, sending a spray of heated rocks that killed three hikers who were near the summit at the time.

The Philippines is on the seismically active region of the Pacific known as the "Ring of Fire," where more than half the world's volcanoes are located.

The most powerful volcanic explosion in the Philippines in recent years was the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Manila, which killed more than 800 people.