A report from the conservation organization WWF said that some 1,060 new species have been found on or near the island of New Guinea between 1998 and 2008.

The report titled "Final Frontier: Newly Discovered Species of New Guinea (1998-2008)" said the animals discovered are 580 invertebrates, 134 amphibians, two birds and 71 fish, including an extremely rare 2.5m river shark.

The island of New Guinea, earth's largest tropical island, covers less than one percent of the earth's landmass. It shelters six to eight percent of the world's biological species, more than two thirds of which are found nowhere else on earth.

"If you look at New Guinea in terms of biological diversity, it is much more like a continent than an island," Neil Stronach, program representative for WWF Western Melanesia, said in a statement.

"Scientists found an average of two new species each week from 1998 [to] 2008-nearly unheard of in this day and age", Stronach added.

Check out the pictures below.

The large green tree-dwelling frog, Litoria dux
A large green tree-dwelling frog, Litoria dux, was discovered on the northern side of the Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea. WWF
Tim Flannery, WWF Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus
Tim Flannery, WWF Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus: Found in 2004 on Indonesian New Guinea, the Blue-eyed spotted Cuscus is a small possum Tim Flannery, WWF
quotStrikingquot Damselfish
Damselfish: Found in 1999, the “striking” blue fish lives in the pristine Coral Triangle, a region that supports the most diverse marine echosystems. G.R. Allen, WWF
New Dolphin Species
There have been only three new dolphin species discovered since the 1800s. Monarch University researchers confirmed the presence of a new species based on DNA comparisons with other dolphin species. WWF
Giant Bent-Toed Gecko
Giant Bent-Toed Gecko: Giant bent-toed gecko was discovered in 2001 in Indonesia. WWF
quotMagnificentquot Orchid
The "magnificent" pink orchid Dendrobium limpidum was formally named in 2003. WWF
Chilatherina alleni
Chilatherina alleni (pictured) was among the seven new species of rainbow fish found in New Guinea during the ten-year period WWF