Montane Pinocchio frog

Scientists saw it on Hides Ridge in the karstic area of the Southern Fold Mountains in Papua New Guinea.

[1] Like the Pinocchio frog, it has a protuberance on its snout that can grow or shrink.

[2][3] According to one of the lead scientists, Dr. Paul Oliver, senior curator of the Queensland Museum, “And Litoria vivissimia translates to ‘cheeky monkey’ – we have probably walked past dozens of them but have only ever seen one.

The "Pinocchio" refers to the children's book character whose nose would grow whenever he told a lie.

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