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New species of pumpkin toadlet poisonous frog discovered in Brazil

New species of ‘pumpkin toadlet’ poisonous frog discovered in Brazil Harry Cockburn © Provided by The Independent It’s poisonous, it glows green under ultraviolet light and it’s bright orange. Say hello to the tiny pumpkin toadlet. This is a new species of poisonous frog found by researchers in the mountains of Brazil. There are many species already known which fall into the pumpkin toadlet category - some of which are among the smallest frogs in the world. A research team studying the differences between populations of pumpkin toadlets discovered the new species in the southern Mantiqueira mountains in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.

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Glowing Pumpkin Toadlet Can t Hear Its Own Tiny Scream

Glowing Pumpkin Toadlet Can t Hear Its Own Tiny Scream Brachycephalus rotenbergae, a pumpkin toadlet. Photo: Edelcio Muscat Scientists in Brazil say they’ve discovered a new species of poisonous toad hidden in plain sight due to its close resemblance to another related species. Aside from their tiny size, the wee toads have brightly colored skin and bones that fluoresce under UV light, a feature that still isn’t completely understood. Advertisement Study author Ivan Sergio Nunes Silva Filho, a zoologist at São Paulo State University, and his colleagues have been studying the biodiversity of the Brazilian Amazon for some time. Part of this work has involved untangling the genus of amphibians known as

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