Paedophryne
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| Paedophryne amauensis on a US dime | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Paedophryne Kraus 2010 |
| Species: | P. amauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paedophryne amauensis |
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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.[1]
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Paedophryne amauensis [change]
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.[1][2][3]
Discovery [change]
The frog species was discovered in August of 2009 by Christopher Austin when exploring Papua New Guinea.[1] The National Science Foundation sponsored the exploration.[4]
Characteristics [change]
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.[4][5] The frog mainly lives on land. According to its discoverers, the life cycle of the frog does not include a tadpole stage.[4]
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rittmeyer, Eric et al. N. (2012). "Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate". PLoS ONE 7 (1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029797. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029797. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ Black, Richard. "BBC News - World's smallest frog discovered". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16491477. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ World's tiniest frogs found in Papua New Guinea The Australian 12 January 2012 [1]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "World's smallest creature with a vertebrate named". The Telegraph. 12 January 2012. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/9008913/Worlds-smallest-creature-with-a-vertebrate-named.html. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hallan en Papúa Nueva Guinea a las ranas más pequeñas del mundo" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. http://fettss.arc.nasa.gov/collection/details/the-pale-blue-dot/. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
