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Newly discovered orange toad species can fit on pencil tip
short by Udit Gupta / on Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
A newly discovered orange toad species in Brazil is so tiny it can fit on the tip of a pencil. Found deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri range in the southern Atlantic Forest, the toad measures less than 14 mm. Researchers have named it Brachycephalus lulai in honour of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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