Science
New pumpkin toadlet species found—and it secretly glows in the dark – National Geographic
The thumbnail-size amphibian lives in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, which has lost 93 percent of its forest cover.
Its orange, fluorescent, and the size of a thumbnail. Meet the newly discovered amphibianBrachycephalus rotenbergae, a type of pumpkin toadlet found in Brazils Atlantic Forest.
The animal belongs to a family of at least 36 pumpkin toadlets, which are named after the popular Halloween squash. Like poison dart frogs, their vibrant color is likely a signal to predators that their skin carries a potentially deadly toxin.
The new species, described recently in the journal PLOS ONE, was found during an…
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