nepenthicola crouching at the sharpened end of the pencil. It is the smallest frog in the world. Scientists found this frog in and around the pitcher plants in the rainforest of Borneo Island in Malaysia. On 25th, relevant personnel announced this important discovery, but for more than a century, Microhyla
nepenthicola has been hidden from human knowledge. Lanel Das, a reptilian at the University of Sarawak, Malaysia, said in a statement: "I have seen some specimens of this frog in the museum that have been around for hundreds of years. Scientists probably think they are larvae of other kinds of frogs. But studies have confirmed that they are adult frogs of this newly discovered small frog. " 2. A new frog lying on the edge of a coin A little Microhyla
nepenthicola, who has just changed from a tadpole to a frog, lies on the edge of an American coin, facing abraham lincoln. The adult male of this newly discovered frog is about the size of a pea. This size makes them difficult to find. Fortunately for scientists, however, this frog loves to bark very much, and it makes a loud noise. Robin Moore, a herpetologist who was not involved in the discovery, said, "You often notice that some very small frogs are very loud and noisy." Moore is in charge of an international conservation project, which aims to rediscover 1 "lost" amphibians that have been recognized as extinct in the past 1 years. In September, Darth, the discoverer of this new frog in Borneo, will join Moore's team to look for Sambas
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toad, which was last seen in 195s. 3. Beautiful bottle-shaped leaves The name of this pea-sized frog is named after the name of a plant on which they live. Nepenthes
ampullaria grows in wet and dark forests and has a spherical leaf. At dusk, male Microhyla
nepenthicola often gathers around a pitcher plant and begins to sing "love songs" to females. Every few minutes, their harsh calls will be quiet for a while, and then they will sing again. Moore said that this frog symphony sometimes lasts for hours. It is this frog's cry that convinces scientists that they are touching a new frog, not the larvae of another frog. Moore said, because only adult frogs can bark. 4. Little Tadpole This is the larva of a small new frog species living in Nepenthes in Borneo. Female frogs hatch eggs on both sides of such plants, and tadpoles grow up in the water collected by Nepenthes. This new frog is called Microhyla
nepenthicola, belonging to a small frog family called microhylid. According to Moore, among about 3 known species of microhylid frogs, many are Asian small tree frogs. Adult microhylid frogs generally feed on small insects such as insect larvae, small flies or ants. 5.
Little Frog Lying on the "Nail Bed" Scientists have measured this young Nepenthicola. Now it is not fully mature, and the tadpole tail has not receded. Moore of Environmental International pointed out that many frogs and other amphibians in the world are disappearing from people's sight because of habitat shrinkage, diseases and climate change. At present, it is not clear whether the survival of this new species is threatened, but their rainforest homes are being destroyed because of cutting down and opening up palm oil plantations. In the recently published Journal of Zoological Taxonomy, researchers detailed the newly discovered pea-sized frog population.