Kermitops is an allusion to the cartoonish, wide-open face of the Kermit doll, plus the Greek suffix “-ops,” which means “face” The frog Kermit is part of the comedy series “Muppet Show” It is said that it is difficult to understand the development of frogs because records of amphibians and their ancestors are patchy. Kermitops offers us clues to close this huge fossil gap," said Calvin So of George Washington University.