Editorial Opinion on the Article: First Record of Ectrodactyly and Polymelia in the Paradox Frog Pseudis Paradoxa (Linnaeus, 1758) From Northern Brazil

The article deals with a case of polymelia and ectrodactylia discovered for the first time in paradox frog in the Eastern Amazon. In the actual context of the continuous growth of the human impact on the environment worldwide it raises questions about the causes of these deformities which have to be investigated.