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Scientists discover tiny toad that's world's second-smallest vertebrate
Publicado em 31 de outubro de 2024
Researchers say the flea toad measures just 6.95 millimeters in length and can fit on the tip of a finger.
The name of the new species, B. dacnis, pays tribute to Project Dacnis, a conservation, research and education NGO that maintains private areas of the Atlantic Rainforest, including the one where the animal was found, in Ubatuba, on the coast of São Paulo state.
Luís Felipe Toledo, corresponding author of the article and a professor in the Institute of Biology [...]