Scientists have named a new species of frog Pendropsophus ozzy in honour of rocker Ozzy Osbourne.

Scientists working in the Brazilian Amazon discovered the 19.4mm amphibian with a "shrill, batlike call" during a biodiversity survey in 2009 and called the creature Pendropsophus ozzy in honour of the rocker, who infamously bit the head off a bat during a gig in 1982.

A new species of frog has been named after Ozzy Osbourne.

One of the scientists working on the study said: "As soon as I heard its call, I knew it was a new species. I had never heard anything like it."

Once the team brought the creature - a species of treefrog with unusually long fingers and toes - back to their lab, they "kept talking about the 'bat frog,' which led to us talking about being fans of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath."

Ozzy's daughter Kelly, 30, was thrilled by his honour.

Tweeting a link to a National Geographic article about the study, she wrote: "You know you have made it when they name a whole new species of frog after you!!! Congratulations dad @OzzyOsbourne (sic)"

Ozzy Osbourne.the frog'

And after her 65-year-old famous father also picked up the Global Icon accolade at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Glasgow last night (09.11.14), she added: "First the frog now this you are on a roll today dad! Congratulations I'm so proud of you! (sic)"

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