Meet Costa Rica's tiny coffee frog found living among coffee shrubs
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 8 Aug, 10:10La «grenouille du café» : une nouvelle espèce de rainette découverte au Costa Rica1 outlet
- 8 Aug, 19:48Costa Rica's recently discovered "coffee frogs" sing in plantations, but pesticides threaten them2 outlets
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How it spread - 4 original reports
Sat, 8 August 2026
4 reports- Libération (France)10:10
Des scientifiques ont trouvé cet amphibien à San Lorenzo de Tarrazú, un village de montagne situé dans la province de San José, à proximité de plantations de caféiers. La découverte a été publiée le 3 juillet dans «Ichthyology & Herpetology», une revue spécialisée dans les animaux aquatiques.
- Times of India16:47first to report
A remarkable discovery in Costa Rica reveals a diminutive nocturnal frog inhabiting the coffee plantations. Measuring less than four centimeters, this unique species relies on small insects for food and foliage for protection. Essential to its lifecycle are local streams, which face risks from pesticide runoff. This finding not only emphasizes the rich biodiversity in agricultural settings but also the urgent need for conservation initiatives.
- Google News - Top Stories19:48
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- cbsnews.com19:48
Measuring less than 4 centimeters and known as the "spring frog," the dark green-spotted amphibians were observed in San Lorenzo de Tarrazu.