The Brazilian flea toad may be the world's smallest vertebrate
Brazilian flea toads are neither a flea nor a toad, but they are almost flea-sized. The frogs are small enough to fit on a pinkie fingernail.
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Brazilian flea toads are neither a flea nor a toad, but they are almost flea-sized. The frogs are small enough to fit on a pinkie fingernail.
The Brazilian flea toad stands out with its bright yellow-orange color, which scientists believe is a warning signal to predators
Smaller than a pea, flea toads are so teensy they approach the limits of how small a backboned animal can be.
Scientists said the flea toad 'can be crowned as the tiniest' after researchers successfully measured 46 total specimens found in southern Bahia, Brazil
Male Brachycephalus pulex frogs are so small that two of them can sit side by side on a pinky nail