World's Smallest Frog Discovered in Brazil
Scientistshaverecentlydiscoveredwhattheybelievetobethesmallestanimalwithabackbone, andsurprisingly, it'safrog.
科學家最近發現了他們認為最小的有脊椎的動物，令人驚訝的是，它是青蛙。
TheBrazilianFleaToad, despiteitsname, isactuallyafrogandnotatoad, anditmeasuresjust7millimeters (0.3 inches) in length.
巴西式跳蚤蟾蜍雖然稱為巴西式跳蚤蟾蜍，但實際上是青蛙而不是蟾蜍，它的長度只有 7 毫米（0.3 吋）。
ThesetinyfrogsarefoundinthewarmenvironmentofBahia, Brazil, wheretheywerefirstdiscoveredin 2011.
這些小青蛙是在巴西巴伊亞溫暖的環境中發現的，2011 年首次被發現。
Initially, scientiststhoughttheymightbethesmallestvertebrateintheworld, asanyanimalwithabackboneiscategorizedasavertebrate.
最初，科學家認為它們可能是世界上最小的脊椎動物，因為任何有脊椎的動物都被歸類為脊椎動物。
Furtherresearchhasindicatedthatthesetinyfrogscouldindeedholdthetitleoftheworld'ssmallestvertebrate.
進一步的研究表明，這些小青蛙確實可以擁有世界上最小的脊椎動物的頭銜。
WhentheBrazilianFleaToadwasfirstfound, scientistswereunsureiftheyhadenoughsamplestodetermineitsaveragesizeaccurately.
當巴西跳蚤蟾蜍首次被發現時，科學家不確定他們是否有足夠的樣本來準確地確定其平均大小。
AteamofresearchersattheStateUniversityofSantaCruz, ledbyMircoSolé, conductedastudytomeasureandclassifythesefrogs.
聖克魯斯州立大學由 Mirco Solé 領導的研究小組進行了一項研究，對這些青蛙進行測量和分類。
Theaveragemalefrogmeasuredabout7mminlength, makingitevensmallerthanthepreviouslyrecordedsmallestvertebrate, thePaedophryneamauensisfromSoutheastAsia.
雄性青蛙的平均長度約為 7 毫米，比之前記錄的最小脊椎動物——東南亞的阿馬童幼蛙還要小。
Scientists have recently discovered what they believe to be the smallest animal with a backbone, and surprisingly, it's a frog.
The Brazilian Flea Toad, despite its name, is actually a frog and not a toad, and it measures just 7 millimeters (0.3 inches) in length.
These tiny frogs are found in the warm environment of Bahia, Brazil, where they were first discovered in 2011.
Initially, scientists thought they might be the smallest vertebrate in the world, as any animal with a backbone is categorized as a vertebrate.
Further research has indicated that these tiny frogs could indeed hold the title of the world's smallest vertebrate.
When the Brazilian Flea Toad was first found, scientists were unsure if they had enough samples to determine its average size accurately.
A team of researchers at the State University of Santa Cruz, led by Mirco Solé, conducted a study to measure and classify these frogs.
The average male frog measured about 7mm in length, making it even smaller than the previously recorded smallest vertebrate, the Paedophryne amauensis from Southeast Asia.
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