Biology:Stumpffia pygmaea

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Short description: Species of frog

Stumpffia pygmaea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Cophylinae
Genus: Stumpffia
Species:
S. pygmaea
Binomial name
Stumpffia pygmaea
Vences & Glaw, 1991

Stumpffia pygmaea is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar , where it is known from only two islands, Nosy Be and Nosy Komba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations.

Male Stumpffia pygmaea have a snout–vent length of 10–12.5 mm (0.39–0.49 in), and females a snout-vent length of 11 mm (0.43 in). Stumpffia pygmaea is a terrestrial microhylid frog.[2][3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

A relative comparison of the world's smallest frogs

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q28036499 entry