You could gain the species naming rights of an unnamed species of frog by becoming the winning bidder at an auction raising conservation funds for the Amphibian Ark at charitybuzz.

Financing conservation by selling off species naming rights is fast becoming an important tool in raising awareness and funds for conservation. Obtaining species naming rights invokes a sense of immortality since scientific names are forever in a sense. Additionally, given the vastness of the oceans and the potential numerosity of unidentified insect species, naming rights should prove lucrative for conservation.

The more high profile and unique the species then the more valuable the species naming rights. Recent species naming rights went for $40,800 for a species of Owl Butterfly and $650,000 for a species of South American monkey now known as the GoldenPalace.com Monkey or Callicebus aureipalatii, which sounds better than the common name in my opinion. The great thing about common names is that they are not absolute. However, Latin names like diamonds are forever.

There has been some criticism of the commercialization of auctioning off or selling species naming rights but like anything that is managed ethically and wisely the thing can prove beneficial. From charitybuzz:

This frog needs a name, and the winning bidder not only will have the honor of naming it, but will also play an important role in saving endangered wildlife. In celebration of The Year of the Frog and to help save amphibian species in imminent danger of extinction, Jeff Corwin and Amphibian Ark are proud to auction the exclusive naming rights to the Osornophryne frog from Ecuador.

The winning bidder will receive rights to name this amphibian species. The name will be published in a scientific journal. The winning bidder also will receive a photo of the frog engraved with its new name, and a framed letter of thanks from Jeff Corwin. In addition, arrangements can be made to tour the conservation facilities in Ecuador and see some of the endangered frogs in the natural habitat.

The Osornophryne species is unlike most frog species in that it has no tadpoles. Its eggs are laid on land and hatch directly into froglets. Members of this family also have no teeth.

With your help, the new name of this entire species of frogs will become _____’s frog. The Amphibian Ark staff will work with the winning bidder and the taxonomists authoring the formal paper to ensure that the bidder’s wishes are formulated into a scientifically appropriate format.