Asia's smallest frog found- tiny as a pea (Pics to scale are amazing)

[depakid]

Pea-Size Frog on Pencil Perch.
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Freshly transformed from a tadpole, a young Microhyla nepenthicola frog faces off with Abraham Lincoln on a U.S. penny. (Related pictures: "Coin-Size Frog Found—One of World's Smallest.")

An adult male of the new species is about the size of a pea. Their size makes them hard to spot, but fortunately for scientists, these mini-frogs have a loud croak.

"You often get tiny frogs making quite a noise," said Robin Moore, a herpetologist who was not involved in the discovery.

Moore is heading a Conservation International project to rediscover a hundred species of "lost" amphibians that have been declared extinct within the past decade. (Pictures: Ten Most Wanted "Extinct" Amphibians.)

Das, the co-discoverer of the new Bornean micro-frog, will join Moore in Indonesia in September to search for the Sambas stream toad, last seen in the 1950s.

More: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/photogalleries/100825-new-species-pea-size-frog-science-pictures/

[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R... He is so tiny!

But also very cute! Thanks for posting... Love the pix! :loveya:

[lamp_shade]

2. I want one!! I will hug him and I will love him and I will call him George.

[dipsydoodle]

5. How do you know

its a "he" ? You may wish to consider Georgina too. :)

"It" is rather sweet anyway. Can you imagine how weeny the tadpoles must be.

[kickysnana]

3. Dad's yard this year must have thousands of mini toads.

I have been helping take care of it and as you walk they jump in all directions. When I pull weeds in the flower beds and garden I disturb them too. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

The soil, except for the garden which is raised top, soil, manure and mulch, is very fine sand with a little top soil over top of it. Dad never used herbicides and fertilized seldom, chopping up grass. The yard is .5 acre. One year they were coming in the back door each time you opened it. So you had to herd tiny toads back out. :yoiks:

I prefer then to the gophers :grouphug: and ground hog who looks a little grumpy.:scared:

Perhaps I should call the U of MN and they can find out why we are not having a toad die off in that yard. :patriot:

[depakid]

4. Something else to think about

'Lil frogs & such eat a lot of mosquito larvae.

[stuntcat]

10. nice, vury nice!

We're building a pond, hoping to have toads or frogs or whatever, SOME king of amphibians, in a year or two! :headbang:

[Anakin Skywalker]

6. Aww. They're Kind of Cute!

[Dennis Donovan]

7. What happens when you lick 'em?

:smoke:

[depakid]

8. Trichuris trichiura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichuris_trichiura#Life_cycle

Among other things.

[Dennis Donovan]

9. So they're just cute...

I guess that's good enough... ;-)

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Don't you mean "kiss them?"

They're awfully small for either... x(

[Ratty]

11. I had seen the one on the pencil

But WOW! The one on the penny really illustrates the smallness of the cute little guy.

[JohnWxy]

12. amazing. recommended.