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Paedophryne amauensis, also known as the New Guinea Amau frog, is a species of microhylid frog endemic to eastern Papua New Guinea. [2] [4] At 7.7 mm (0.30 in) in snout-to-vent length, it was once considered the world's smallest known vertebrate.
It is critically endangered and endemic to rainforest in a small part of easternmost Cuba. [1] [3] It is the smallest frog in the Northern Hemisphere and the third smallest frog in the world, at about 10 mm (0.4 in) in snout–to–vent length (only a few members of the Southern Hemisphere genera Brachycephalus, Mini, Paedophryne and Stumpffia ...
Mini is a genus of tiny microhylid frogs that are endemic to southeastern Madagascar where they live among leaf litter in lowland forests. The three species and the genus itself were only scientifically described in 2019; although not yet rated by the IUCN, they have very small ranges and it has been recommended that two qualify as critically endangered and M. ature as data deficient.
Mini mum is one of the smallest known species of frog, [5] having a snout–vent length of 8.2–11.3 mm (0.32–0.44 in), with females slightly larger than males. The holotype, after being preserved in 70% ethanol for four years, was metallic silver along the middle of the back, bluish-silver on the head, and light silver along the sides of the back, with dark rectangular marks near the groin.
Mini scule is a species of microhylid frog endemic to Madagascar that was described in 2019. The scientific name of the species refers to its size, being a pun on the word miniscule (a misspelling of minuscule). It measures only 8.4 to 10.8 mm (0.33 to 0.43 in) in snout–vent length.
Paedophryne swiftorum is also among the smallest frog in the Southern Hemisphere, and Paedophryne swiftorum body length (8.5 mm (0.33 in)) is also smaller than Brachycephalus didactylus body length 9.6–9.8 mm (0.38–0.39 in), but Paedophryne swiftorum is not listed in the Smallest organisms list, is not included in the smallest vertebrates ...
Researchers studying similar small-sized “flea toads” found this species to be particularly interesting due to its diminutive size as one of the smallest known vertebrate animals.
The adult male frog measures 13.3–16.2 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 14.5–17.0 mm, making this the smallest frog in Silverstoneia. The skin of the flanks is dark brown in color with a green lateral stripe from the eye to the groin. The belly, throat, and chest are green-white in color.