Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog

• Scientists have discovered a new species of proto-amphibian that lived 270 million years ago.
• They have named it the Kermitops gratus, after "The Muppet Show" character Kermit the Frog.
• The new discovery should help scientists understand how these ancient species evolved.

Scientists say they have discovered a new species of proto-amphibian that lived 270 million years ago — and they've named it after "The Muppets Show" character Kermit the Frog.

Paleontologists at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History found the ancient amphibian ancestor's fossilized skull while searching through the museum's archives, according to a statement released by the museum.