See the world's tiniest frogs - and why being so small is so hard
Brachycephalus pulex might be the title holders for world's smallest vertebrate. But it's not easy being green – or tiny.
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Brachycephalus pulex might be the title holders for world's smallest vertebrate. But it's not easy being green – or tiny.
A new study published in Nature has found that more than 8,000 amphibian species are at a substantially higher risk of extinction than they were since the last assessment in 2004. Today, two in five amphibians are threatened with extinction, making them among the most imperiled animal groups. Between 2004 and 2022, climate change became […]
A global team of scientists has identified and named a new species of leaf-tailed gecko from northern Madagascar, known as Uroplatus garamaso. Leaf-tailed geckos are masters of camouflage. Some species have skin flaps around the whole body and head, complemented by flat tails. During the day, they
A reptile found in Madagascar is impossible to tell apart from tree bark by day. For decades, scientists had mixed it up with a relative.
Leaf-tailed geckos blend in perfectly with the environment, so researchers had a hard time finding them.