Blind amphibian to be named after US President Donald Trump

TIL Desk/World/Washington/ A newly-discovered blind amphibian will be named after Donald Trump in recognition of the US president’s stance on climate change, according to a media report. Enviro Build, a UK-based sustainable building materials company,announced on Tuesday that it would be using Dermophis Donald trumpi as the name for the amphibian with no legs and poor eyesight.

The company says the name still will need to undergo peer review, but that other animals have been named after presidents in the past. The name was chosen by Aidan Bell, the boss of the firm which paid thousands at an auction for the right. The small creature is blind and has an ability to bury its head in the ground.

These features Bell said match the US leader’s opinion on climate change. The company said Trump’s was “the perfect name” for the limbless animal The Panamanian underground amphibians are particularly vulnerable to global warming. Dermophis donaldtrumpi, 10 centimetres in length and belonging to group of snakelike animals called caecilians, was recently found in Panama by agroup of scientists.