Biology:Paedophryne
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Short description: Genus of amphibians
| Paedophryne | |
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| Paedophryne kathismaphlox | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Paedophryne Kraus, 2010[1] |
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]
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
Paedophryne kathismaphlox
Paedophryne oyatabu
Paedophryne dekot
Paedophryne verrucosa
Paedophryne amauensis on a dime
Paedophryne swiftorum
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kraus, F. (2010). "New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea". ZooKeys (48): 39–59. doi:10.3897/zookeys.48.446.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Paedophryne Kraus, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Asterophryinae/Paedophryne.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. PMID 22287916.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. PMID 22253785. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...729797R.
Wikidata ☰ Q132975 entry
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