New Frog Looks Like Kermit

Calling all Muppets fans: A new species of see-through frog looks just like Kermit. The lime-green amphibian has bulging white eyes with black pupils, much like those of the famous frog puppet. Dubbed Diane's bare-hearted glass frog, the inch-long (2.5-centimeter) amphibian is the first glass frog to be discovered in Costa Rica in over 40 years.

Newly discovered frog species looks a lot like Kermit Brian Kubicki has been studying amphibians in Costa Rica for 17 years, dedicating thousands of hours to fieldwork in the country's tropical. Already dubbed a real-life Kermit, a new species of frog has been identified in the rainforests of Costa Rica. One of the characteristics that sets the new species apart from other glass frogs is.

So, who admitted they "were always a little bit terrified of the Muppets" as a child, said the fossil's features actually resemble the beloved frog character created by puppeteer Jim Henson in 1955. "The way it was preserved and slightly crushed, it had a goofy smile and a bug-eyed appearance that looks like Kermit," So laughed. A new species of frog found in Costa Rica bears a strong resemblance to the iconic Muppets character Kermit.

A new glass frog species has recently been discovered in Costa Rica, and it looks like a real. Brian Kubicki. A newly discovered species of frog looks awfully familiar.

The discovery of a new type of frog has finally revealed the exact species of the world's most beloved amphibian. Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog has some competition. A newly discovered species of glassfrog looks an awful lot like the famous Muppet.

Bulging white eyes, Kelly green skin, the works. Photos of a "newly discovered and described" translucent species of frog are going viral because media outlets say the creature looks like Kermit the Frog. Brian Kubicki, founder of the Costa.

Researchers in Costa Rica have found a new species of frog called Hyalinobatrachium dianae, and it happens to look a lot like ol' Kermie. The species in particular comes from the genus Hyalinobatrachium, commonly referred to as glass frogs. Much to Kermit's probable chagrin, glass frogs have translucent bellies that allow you to see their organs.