Paedophryne
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Paedophryne Kraus, 2010[1] |
Paedophryne is a genus of microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea. All six species known so far are amongst the smallest frog and vertebrate species.[2]
Paedophryne amauensis
[change | change source]Paedophryne amauensis is a recently discovered species of frog from Papua New Guinea. Only 7.7 millimetres (0.30 in) long, it is the world's smallest known vertebrate.[2][3][4]
Discovery
[change | change source]The frog species was discovered in August of 2009 by Christopher Austin when exploring Papua New Guinea.[2] The National Science Foundation sponsored the exploration.[5]
Characteristics
[change | change source]The frog is a millimeter smaller than the previous record holder for being the world's smallest vertebrate – a species of carp (Paedocypris progenetica) from Indonesia.[5][6] The frog mainly lives on land. According to its discoverers, the life cycle of the frog does not include a tadpole stage.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Kraus, F. (2010). "New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (48): 39–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.48.446.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rittmeyer, Eric et al. N. (2012). "Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate". PLOS ONE. 7 (1): e29797. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...729797R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029797. PMC 3256195. PMID 22253785.
- ↑ Black, Richard (11 January 2012). "BBC News - World's smallest frog discovered". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ World's tiniest frogs found in Papua New Guinea The Australian 12 January 2012 [1]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "World's smallest creature with a vertebrate named". The Telegraph. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hallan en Papúa Nueva Guinea a las ranas más pequeñas del mundo" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
