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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. At 7.7 mm (0.30 in)...
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    genus Paedophryne: Paedophryne amauensis Rittmeyer et al., 2012 Paedophryne dekot Kraus, 2011 Paedophryne kathismaphlox Kraus, 2010 Paedophryne oyatabu...
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    Paedophryne swiftorum is a species of frog from Papua New Guinea discovered in 2008 and formally described in January 2012. It lives among leaf litter...
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    smallest amphibian (and vertebrate) in the world is a frog from New Guinea (Paedophryne amauensis) with a length of just 7.7 mm (0.30 in). The largest living...
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    It held the record for the shortest known vertebrate until the frog Paedophryne amauensis was formally described in January 2012, while the parasitic...
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    vertebrae and fused tailbones (urostyle or coccyx). Frogs range in size from Paedophryne amauensis of Papua New Guinea that is 7.7 mm (0.30 in) in snout–vent...
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  • vertebrate species currently is the recently (Jan 2012) described frog Paedophryne amauensis, while the parasitic males of the anglerfish Photocorynus spiniceps...
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    Extant vertebrates vary in body lengths ranging from the frog species Paedophryne amauensis, at as little as 7.7 mm (0.30 in), to the blue whale, at up...
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  • 99 in). The smallest vertebrates (and smallest amphibians) known are Paedophryne amauensis frogs from Papua New Guinea, which range in length from 7.0–8...
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  • Piunde-Aunde land frog Paedophryne amauensis Paedophryne dekot Paedophryne kathismaphlox Paedophryne oyatabu Paedophryne swiftorum Paedophryne verrucosa Xenorhina...
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    Stelbrink & von Rintelen, 2010 genus Oreophryne Boettger, 1895 genus Paedophryne Kraus, 2010 genus Siamophryne Suwannapoom, Sumontha, Tunprasert, Ruangsuwan...
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  • The record for the smallest known vertebrate being held by the frog Paedophryne amauensis, formally described in January 2012. Larson, H. (2016). "Trimmatom...
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    An example is the species of miniature frog, Paedophryne amauensis, originally described as Paedophryne amauensis sp. nov. in PLOS ONE in 2012. The term...
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    Paedocypris progenetica in early 2006 and supplanted by the 7.7-mm frog Paedophryne amauensis in 2012. Apparently several (at least eight) further Schindleria...
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    ammunition size 6 mm – approximate width of a pencil 7 mm – length of a Paedophryne amauensis, the smallest-known vertebrate 7.1 mm – length of a sunflower...
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    The taxon treatment for the frog Paedophryne amauensis, mentioning the LSID for this nomenclatural act....
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    few members of the Southern Hemisphere genera Brachycephalus, Mini, Paedophryne and Stumpffia are smaller). It was first discovered in 1993 on Mount...
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  • Scientists formally describe the world's smallest known vertebrate species, Paedophryne amauensis – a frog that measures just 7 millimeters in length. The species...
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    Stumpffia contumelia from Madagascar at 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in), and Paedophryne amauensis from New Guinea at 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). Telles, Ana Maria...
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    vertebrate in the world, particularly before the description of the frog Paedophryne amauensis in 2012. The smallest mature P. progenetica female is only...
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    known frogs, measuring only 8.5 mm in length (only slightly larger than Paedophryne amauensis, which measures around 7.7 mm). The name "Eleutherodactylus"...
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    excess of 50 mm (2.0 in), whereas frogs in genus Paedophryne are particularly small, and Paedophryne amauensis is the world's smallest known vertebrate...
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  • known frog from the Old World (since 2012, the record holder has been Paedophryne amauensis from New Guinea). Adult males of this species generally have...
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  • smallest amphibian (and vertebrate) in the world is a frog from New Guinea (Paedophryne amauensis) with a length of just 7.7 mm (0.30 in). The largest living...
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  • beilunensis) Oreophryne ezra Oreophryne matawan Oreophryne penelopeia Paedophryne kathismaphlox Amani forest frog (Parhoplophryne usambarica) (possibly extinct)...
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  • Genus Oninia Genus Oreophryne Genus Otophryne Genus Oxydactyla Genus Paedophryne Genus Paradoxophyla Genus Parhoplophryne Genus Phrynella Genus Phrynomantis...
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    genus, as the sister taxon to all other species. Smallest organisms Paedophryne amauensis IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group & Instituto Boitatá de...
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  • median horizontal red streak. It has been suggested that before 2012 when Paedophryne amauensis was described, Pristimantis cosnipatae held the record for...
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    known vertebrates. However, in 2012 a minute Papua New Guinea frog, Paedophryne amauensis, with a standard length of 7.7 mm (0.30 in) was discovered...
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  • lyra) Lascaux Cave Fungus (Ochroconis lascauxensis) Microhylid Frog (Paedophryne amauensis) Green Lacewing (Semachrysa jade) No to the Mine (Sibon noalamina)...
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