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Paedophryne
Paedophryne kathismaphlox
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Asterophryinae
Genus:	Paedophryne Kraus, 2010

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. All seven species known so far are amongst the smallest frog and vertebrate species.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Paedophryne:

• Paedophryne amauensis Rittmeyer et al., 2012
• Paedophryne dekot Kraus, 2011
• Paedophryne kathismaphlox Kraus, 2010
• Paedophryne oyatabu Kraus, 2010
• Paedophryne swiftorum Rittmeyer et al., 2012
• Paedophryne titan Kraus, 2015
• Paedophryne verrucosa Kraus, 2011

Gallery

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

Footnotes

1. ^ Kraus, F. (2010). "New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (48): 39–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.48.446.
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. ^ 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.
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.

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