Menu
Inshorts
For the best experience use inshorts app on your smartphone
inshortsinshorts
Orange-coloured new pumpkin toadlet species discovered in Brazil
short by Swati Dubey / on Friday, 12 December, 2025
Researchers discovered a new pumpkin toadlet in Brazil's cloud forests. Its bright orange colour with unique DNA analysis confirms it differs from all other Brachycephalus frogs. Scientists located the males by their mating calls in leaf litter. Despite long-term studies, it remained hidden in the region. The tiny toadlet was found above 750 metres in the Serra do Quiriri mountains.
read more at Moneycontrol