Mini mum
Mini mum is a species of very small microhylid frog endemic to Madagascar, described in 2019. It is the type species of the new genus Mini.[2][3]
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| Figure 4 of Scherz et al. 2019, depicting Mini mum in life. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Cophylinae |
| Genus: | Mini |
| Species: | M. mum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mini mum Scherz et al., 2019[1] | |
Habitat and conservation
Mini mum has an extremely limited range and known population, prompting the authors of the journal article to recommend a listing of critically endangered[4]
Description
Mini mum has fingers 1, 2, and 4 greatly reduced. Toe 1 is absent and toes 2 and 5 are strongly reduced. They are unique to the genus Mini in that they lack teeth. It also has a bold lateral colour border.[1]
References
- Scherz, Mark D.; Hutter, Carl D.; Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Riemann, Jana C.; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Ndriantsoa, Serge H.; Glos, Julian; Roberts, Sam Hyde; Crottini, Angelica; Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank (2019-03-27). "Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera". PLOS ONE. 14 (3): e0213314. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213314. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6436692. PMID 30917162.
- Scherz, Mark D. "Meet the mini frogs of Madagascar -- the new species we've discovered". The Conversation.
- Solly, Meilan (28 March 2019). "Meet Mini mum, Mini scule and Mini ature, Three New Frog Species Among the World's Smallest". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- Donahue, Michelle Z. (2019-03-27). "New staple-size frog is one of the tiniest ever discovered". National Geographic. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
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