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Tiny toad found in Brazil only 6.95mm long
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Tiny toad found in Brazil only 6.95mm long

What is this, a toad for ants?

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Oct 30, 2024
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photo: Lucas Machado Botelho/Projeto Dacnis

Brachycephalus dacnis, a tiny toad found in Brazil by researchers there, is only 6.95mm long—smaller than some species of ant.

"There are small toads with all the characteristics of large toads except for their size. This genus is different. During its evolution, it underwent what we biologists call miniaturizat…

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