Noblella pygmaea is the name given to a recently discovered frog, which would barely fit on your fingertip. This, averagely reaching a length of 11.4 millimeters, amphibian has until now evaded human sight. However, a german herpetologist Edgar Lehr and Swiss-Peruvian ecologist Alessandro Catenazzi managed to spot this unique frog during field work.
This picture, emphasizing the frog's size was taken by A. Catenazzi. This creature is obviously very well adapted to it's environment, as can be seen from it's size and brown camouflage. But what exactly is it's environment? That would be the the lowland rainforests of the Andes. This particular discovery was made in the Manu National park. The amphibian lives in altitudes above 3000 meters, a height where most species of animals are larger than in near sea-level areas. So this frog was quite a surprise. This discovery might encourage future explorers to delve deeper into the mysteries of rainforests.
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