Meet B. dacnis: a new 7 mm flea toad from Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, one of the smallest vertebrates ever discovered.

Brazil’s Atlantic forest has many frogs of the Brachycephalus genus, which are known also as saddleback toads. Their penchant for springing around and leaping distances about 30 times their body ...

The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water through their very thin skin. Amphibians also have special skin glands that produce useful ...

2. Frog vs Toad: Legs The legs of a frog are much longer than those of a toad and may even be longer than the frog’s body.

The world’s second-smallest vertebrate has been discovered—a tiny flea toad living on the forest floor in a Brazilian ...

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The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.

Scientists think they might have found the world's smallest animal with a backbone - and it's a tiny frog. The Brazilian Flea Toad (which confusingly is a frog, and not a toad) is about 7 ...

“A Year with Frog and Toad” is a jazzy musical based on the children’s book series by Arnold Lobel that invites audiences to ...