Xishui leaf-litter toads are considered “moderate”-sized, reaching about 1.5 inches in length, the study said. They have textured bodies with bumps and raised ridges. Their limbs are “slender” with ...

Four months later, scientists returned and found the toads in the forest's leaf litter. They were silent, and the researchers ...

The Wuling Mountains, where the singing creature was found, has been identified as a “biological hot spot” in China, a study said.