Paedophryne

<i>Paedophryne</i>

Paedophryne

Genus of amphibians

Paedophryne (from the Ancient Greek paedos (παίδος) "child" and phryne (φρύνος) "toad, frog") is a genus of microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea, including D'Entrecasteaux Islands.[2] All seven species known so far are amongst the smallest frog and vertebrate species.[3][4]

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Map of localities where Paedophryne specimens have been found (P. titan from Normanby Island, not shown)

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Paedophryne:[2]

  • Paedophryne kathismaphlox
  • Paedophryne oyatabu
  • Paedophryne dekot
  • Paedophryne verrucosa
  • Paedophryne amauensis on a dime
  • Paedophryne swiftorum

Footnotes

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  1. [1]
    Kraus, F. (2010). "New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (48): 39–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.48.446. Open access icon
  2. [2]
    Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Paedophryne Kraus, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. [3]
    Kraus, F. (2011). "At the lower size limit for tetrapods, two new species of the miniaturized frog genus Paedophryne (Anura, Microhylidae)". ZooKeys (154): 71–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.154.1963. PMC 3238040. PMID 22287916. Open access icon
  4. [4]
    Rittmeyer, E. N.; Allison, A.; Gründler, M. C.; Thompson, D. K.; Austin, C. C. (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. Open access icon


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