The Flea Toad May be the Tiniest Vertebrate on Earth
Brachycephalus pulex. Credit: Dias, I/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAA group of biologists from Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz in Brazil has confirmed that the Brachycephalus pulex, commonly known as the Brazilian flea toad, found exclusively in southern Brazil, holds the title of the world's smallest amphibian and vertebrate. Their findings are published in the journal Zoologica Scripta.In...