Brazilian gold frog

"Gold frog" redirects here. For other uses, see Golden frog (disambiguation).

Brazilian gold frog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Neobatrachia
Family:	Brachycephalidae
Genus:	Brachycephalus
Species:	B. didactylus
Binomial name
Brachycephalus didactylus (Izecksohn, 1971)
Synonyms
Psyllophryne didactyla Izecksohn, 1971

The Brazilian gold frog (Brachycephalus didactylus), also known as Izecksohn's toad, is the second smallest frog in the Southern Hemisphere. The smallest is Paedophryne amauensis of Papua New Guinea, described in 2012.

Adult Brazilian gold frogs measure to only 9.6–9.8 mm (0.38–0.39 in) in body length. Many have a beautiful golden color, which explains their common name.

The smallest frogs of the Northern Hemisphere are the Cuban Eleutherodactylus iberia, which is similar in size, and Eleutherodactylus limbatus, of which fully mature adults as small as 8.5 mm have been found, though more typically 8.5 to 12 mm

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A relative comparison of some of the world's smallest frogs.

See also

• Eleutherodactylus cosnipatae

References

• Telles & Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva (2004). Brachycephalus didactylus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern