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]
| Paedophryne | |
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| Paedophryne kathismaphlox | |
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] |
Species
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Paedophryne:[2]
- Paedophryne amauensis Rittmeyer et al., 2012[4]
- Paedophryne dekot Kraus, 2011[3]
- Paedophryne kathismaphlox Kraus, 2010[1]
- Paedophryne oyatabu Kraus, 2010[1]
- Paedophryne swiftorum Rittmeyer et al., 2012[4]
- Paedophryne titan Kraus, 2015
- Paedophryne verrucosa Kraus, 2011[3]
Gallery
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Paedophryne kathismaphlox -
Paedophryne oyatabu -
Paedophryne dekot -
Paedophryne verrucosa -
Paedophryne amauensis on a dime -
Paedophryne swiftorum
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Footnotes
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- ^ a b c Kraus, F. (2010). "New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (48): 39–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.48.446.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
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