Tiny new frog species found in India

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By MINDY WEISBERGER LIVESCIENCE.COM February 21, 2017, 5:00 PM
Tiny new frog species found in India


Some of the smallest known frogs were recently discovered following a five-year survey in India. Seven new species of ?night frogs,? in the Nyctibatrachus genus, include four species that are among the tiniest frogs ever found, capable of comfortably crouching on a thumbnail with room to spare.

Though the frogs were abundant in the survey area, their minuscule size and chirping calls -- which resemble the sounds of insects -- enabled them to remain undetected until now, scientists wrote in a new study.

Their discovery raises the total number of known night frog species to 35, with seven species recognized as miniaturized ? smaller than 0.7 inches.

The smallest of the newly described frogs -- Nyctibatrachus manalari, N. pulivijayani, N. robinmoorei and N. sabarimalai -- measure between 0.5 and 0.6 inches.

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That is actually very cute.