#fleatoad — Public Fediverse posts
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How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists
“The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.”
by @grrlscientist via #Substack
#frogs #FleaToad #amphibians #NewSpecies #SmallestVertebrates #evolution #ecology #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/how-small-can-you-get-another-new
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How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists
“The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.”
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#frogs #FleaToad #amphibians #NewSpecies #SmallestVertebrates #evolution #ecology #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/how-small-can-you-get-another-new
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#FleaToad may be world's smallest vertebrate
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-flea-toad-world-smallest-vertebrate.htmlZooming in on #amphibians: Which is the smallest #vertebrate in the world? By Wendy Bolaños et al. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.12654
"there are likely limits—most tiny #frogs have odd quirks such as fewer toes than other frogs, or insufficiently formed ears—signs that suggest frogs that are any smaller would have trouble surviving."