Genus of amphibians
Map of localities where Paedophryne specimens have been found (P. titan from Normanby Island , not shown)
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]
^ Kraus, F. (2010). "New genus of diminutive microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea" . ZooKeys (48): 39–59. doi :10.3897/zookeys.48.446 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 . PMC 3238040 . PMID 22287916 .
^ 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. Bibcode :2012PLoSO...729797R . doi :10.1371/journal.pone.0029797 . PMC 3256195 . PMID 22253785 .