Tiny toad species found in Brazil

A group of Brazilian researchers have found a new species of tiny toad that measures just over a centimetre and is considered threatened by extinction. Brachyce- phalus quiriri was discovered by the Parana Federal University in Serra do Quiriri, Sant
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    Aug 15, 2015, 5:00 am SGT

A group of Brazilian researchers have found a new species of tiny toad that measures just over a centimetre and is considered threatened by extinction. Brachycephalus quiriri was discovered by the Parana Federal University in Serra do Quiriri, Santa Catarina, said the Grupo Boticario Foundation, which sponsored the study.

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