Brazilian Gold Frog
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The Brazilian gold frog (Brachycephalus didactylus), also known as Izecksohn's toad, is the smallest frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

 in the Southern Hemisphere. It was previously called Psyllophryne didactyla.

Adult Brazilian gold frogs measure to only 9.8 millimeters ( inches) in body length. Many have a beautiful golden color, for which they are named.

The smallest frogs of the Northern Hemisphere are the Cuba
Cuba
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n Eleutherodactylus iberia, which can be two-tenths of a millimeter smaller, and Eleutherodactylus limbatus, of which fully mature adults as small as 8.5 mm have been found.

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