Micro-frog Found In Search For World's Lost Amphibians

Micro-frog found in search for world's lost amphibians

Image: Conservation International (CI) Pea-sized frog is the old world's smallest The smallest frog known on the Asian, European, or African continents -- and one of the world's tiniest frogs -- was found by a group of scientists searching for "lost amphibians." This pea-sized micro-frog belongs to the species of microhylid, which, as the name suggests, is composed of miniature frogs under 15 millimeters.

Sections:  world   
RELATED ARTICLES
  • Children's Books: ‘999 Frogs Wake Up’ and ‘Frog Song’
    To speak of an insanely gorgeous book about frogs would seem to pose a contradiction in terms. To note two such books just seems silly. Yet here they are: “Frog Song,” the latest from Brenda Z. Guiberson and Gennady Spirin (“Life in the Boreal Forest”), and “999 Frogs Wake Up,” a sequel of sorts to 2011’s “999 Tadpoles,” by the Japanese team of Ken Kimura and Yasunari Murakami. More
  • New frog species spotted in NYC
    Scientists say they have found a new species of frog living in heavily-populated urban areas of New York. More
  • Scientists discover 12 new frog species in India
    Years of combing tropical mountain forests, shining flashlights under rocks and listening for croaks in the night have paid off for a team of Indian scientists which has discovered 12 new frog species plus three others thought to have been extinct. More
  • Fanged frog, 162 other new species found in Mekong
    A gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds are among 163 new species discovered last year in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, an environmental group said Friday. More

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More World News