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A team of scientists from the State University of Campinas in Brazil has recently discovered this new species, named Brachycephalus dacnis.
Meet B. dacnis: a new 7 mm flea toad from Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, one of the smallest vertebrates ever discovered.
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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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dacnis is genetically different from other species in its group. This makes it the seventh flea-toad species known to science, and the second-smallest vertebrate species known on the planet.
The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.
The world’s second-smallest vertebrate has been discovered - a tiny toad living in a Brazilian rainforest. Researchers say ...
Frogs have smooth, moist skin that feels slimy due to a layer of mucus. Toads have dry, warty skin that's rough to the touch ...
The Houston Toad was first discovered in the 1940s and became the first amphibian to be added to the endangered species list ...
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