thedailywhat: Scientific Discovery of the Day: A recently published article in the taxonomy journal Zootaxa announces the discovery of a new species of micro-frog, which maxes out at 12.8mm — about the size of a pea. From Conservation International: The mini frogs (Microhyla nepenthicola) were found on the edge of a road leading to the summit of the Gunung Serapi mountain, which lies within Kubah National Park. […] The frogs were tracked by their call, and then made to jump onto a piece of white cloth to be examined closer. […] “I saw some specimens in museum collections that are over 100 years old. Scientists presumably thought they were juveniles of other species, but it turns out they are adults of this newly-discovered micro species,” said Dr. [Indraneil Das of the Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak]. [newslite.] So cute!

thedailywhat:

Scientific Discovery of the Day: A recently published article in the taxonomy journal Zootaxa announces the discovery of a new species of micro-frog, which maxes out at 12.8mm — about the size of a pea.

From Conservation International:

The mini frogs (Microhyla nepenthicola) were found on the edge of a road leading to the summit of the Gunung Serapi mountain, which lies within Kubah National Park. […]

The frogs were tracked by their call, and then made to jump onto a piece of white cloth to be examined closer. […]

“I saw some specimens in museum collections that are over 100 years old. Scientists presumably thought they were juveniles of other species, but it turns out they are adults of this newly-discovered micro species,” said Dr. [Indraneil Das of the Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak].

[newslite.]

So cute!

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