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The biggest frog

2008/02/25 Roa Zubia, Guillermo - Elhuyar Zientzia

It has been given the name Beezelbufo, known by scientists, to the greatest frog of nature way, the frog of the devil). Scientists estimate that it was forty centimeters long and five kilos, from the fossil footprints found in Madagascar. The study of these traces has been published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), according to scientists, their closest relatives are in South America. In the image you can see a drawing to appreciate the apparent size of the frog Beezelbufo.

Image courtesy of: SUNY-Stony Brook

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