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Emma Bryce

World's tiniest fanged frog with males that 'hug' their babies discovered

A frog sits on top of its jelly-like eggs while on a leaf.

A team of researchers has identified a teeny new frog species that's no bigger than a quarter. But don't let its diminutive size fool you: This one has fangs.

The new species, Limnonectes phyllofolia, which the researchers described in a new study published Dec. 20 in the journal PLOS One, was found in the lush forests of Sulawesi, an Indonesian island renowned for its biodiversity — including fanged frogs.

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