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'Wasteland' Frog Fits on a Thumbnail, Chirps Like a Cricket
By Mindy Weisberger published
A newly described species of frog is so small that it can sit comfortably on the tip of your thumb, and has a distinctive call that sounds like a cricket's chirp.

Frogs 'Talk' Using Complex Signals
By Mindy Weisberger published
A recent study of the Brazilian torrent frog, Hylodes japi, shows that the species employs a more nuanced communication system than any other known frog species.

Kermit the Cannibal? Frogs Sometimes Eat Each Other
By Elizabeth Peterson published
It's a frog-eat-frog world out there.

Mini Frog, Bat with Freakish Tongue Found in Bolivia
By Elizabeth Goldbaum published
A "robber frog" with beady, gold-rimmed eyes and a bizarre bat with a record-long tongue are among the menagerie of species discovered during an expedition in Bolivia.

Frogs from Hell: Their Venomous Head Spikes Could Kill You
By Charles Q. Choi published
In the wilds of Brazil, researchers have discovered the first frogs with venomous spikes on their heads. Just a gram of this venom could take down tens of humans or thousands of mice.

New Jelly-Bean-Size 'Masked' Frog Discovered in the Andes
By Stephanie Pappas published
A cute new Andean frog has a dark-brown "face mask" and a white mottled belly. The little guy is not much bigger than a jelly bean.
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