Pebble toad in Tepui Mountains.

South America's tepuis are populated with unique animals like the pebble toad.

Photograph by Joe Riis, National Geographic

Pristine "Islands in the Sky" Are Window on Evolution

Unique plants and animals of South America's tepuis (mesas) reveal rich secrets.

ByBrian Clark Howard
September 30, 2013

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