At first glance, the picture below seems like it’s of a spider or perhaps a small insect. But if you look closer, it becomes clear that the animal in this picture is not a bug, but rather a tiny frog: ...

Scientists found that the inner ears of tiny frogs in Brazil are perhaps too tiny. Too tiny to help these small frogs jump well. They are actually perfectly fine at jumping. But they are terrible at ...

Brachycephalus pulex are now the smallest known vertebrates (Credit: Renato Gaiga) Brachycephalus pulex might be the title holders for world's smallest vertebrate. But it's not easy being green – or ...

Scientists have discovered six new species of frog the size of a thumbnail in the forests of Mexico, with one earning the distinction of Mexico's smallest frog. All six species are smaller than a ...

They’re tiny, adorable and endangered: Six new species of miniature frog have been discovered in Mexico by researchers from the University of Cambridge, London’s Natural History Museum and the ...

One of the world’s most dazzling amphibians is under threat from unregulated photography trips, scientists have warned, after an entire group went missing from their rainforest home. The galaxy frog, ...

Vijayan's night frog (Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani), a 13.6 mm miniature-sized frog from the Agasthyamala hills in the Western Ghats in India, sits comfortably on a thumbnail. It is one of seven newly ...

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Scientists have discovered six new species of frog the size of a thumbnail in the forests of Mexico, with one earning the distinction of Mexico's smallest frog. Scientists have discovered six new ...