Pumpkin toadlets — miniature frogs native to Brazil — are woefully clumsy jumpers, unable to control their landings. New research suggests that this coordination deficit is rooted in the tiny inner ...

Get out your smallest violin—or maybe your biggest—for the petite frogs whose miniature ear structures hinder their ability to hop, one of the defining characteristics of frogs. The frogs are of the ...

Brachycephalus ephippium is the scientific name for a tiny South American amphibian species. They are, however, more affectionately known as pumpkin toadlets. These cute little creatures have been ...

Amphibians are exceptionaly goo at being small. There are salamanders the size of your thumb nail, pygmy newts that live in moss patches and feast on microscopic insects, and inch-long African frogs ...