Paedophryne

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
Paedophryne kathismaphlox
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Asterophryinae
Genus:	Paedophryne Kraus, 2010[1]

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 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
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  Paedophryne oyatabu
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  Paedophryne dekot
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  Paedophryne verrucosa
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  Paedophryne amauensis on a dime
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  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 (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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029797. PMC 3256195. PMID 22253785.