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Pumpkin toadlet

Brachycephalus pitanga

Description:

Tiny species recently described (2009), possibly poisonous

Habitat:

Endemic to cloudy hilltops of the atlantic forest

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28 Comments (1–25)

RayTung
RayTung 10 years ago

congratulations, nice shot.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Congratulations on your SOTD; interesting spotting!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Very cute :)

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 10 years ago

Fantastic! Belated Congrats!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

Awesome sighting! Congratulations João Burini!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

aw so cute! congrats

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Tiny and Cute toadlet! Congrats João!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations !

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 10 years ago

OHHHH you made me go squishy!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

really beautiful

drP
drP 10 years ago

So pretty! Congratulations!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Nice one! Congrats!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Congratulations!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

Congratulations on your SOTD!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

Congratulations

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Congrats João!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Congratulations..

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

What an awesome little toadlet! Congrats João, you've earned your first spotting of the day!

The tiny toad, Brachycephalus pitanga, was only described by scientists in 2009. Despite its vivid coloration, it is usually hidden in leaf litter, and is therefore rarely seen.

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MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 years ago

Fantastico, linda cor!

Caroline.V.
Caroline.V. 10 years ago

Cool nice pic

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 10 years ago

incredible!

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 10 years ago

Your spotting abilities are supreme, haha! That is such a tiny toadlet.

Elsa
Elsa 10 years ago

Wow! What an incredible find - well done spotting it!! That is amazing!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Very nice!

Nimbid Ditavi
Nimbid Ditavi 10 years ago

Nicely done! What a gorgeous species you got there!

João Burini
Spotted by
João Burini

SP, Brazil

Spotted on Mar 21, 2013
Submitted on Jun 10, 2013

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