7 previously unrecorded miniature frogs were discovered in the cloud forests of Brazil.
Frogs are not only fascinating creatures, they’re incredibly diverse, with over 6,500 known species of them hopping and swimming around the planet.
That number recently got a little bigger, as 7 previously unrecorded miniature sorts were discovered in the cloud fore
The largest of them measures only about a half an inch long.
Researchers came upon the tiny amphibians while exploring the secluded mountaintops along Brazil’s Atlantic coast.
The habitats are quite isolated, which has resulted in the frogs developing some very unique traits.
Their size is among them, as miniaturization is means of adaptation.
It allows the frogs to emerge from their eggs fully for