Stumpffia

Stumpffia
Unidentified Stumpffia in Marojejy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Cophylinae
Genus: Stumpffia
Boettger, 1881
Type species
Stumpffia psologlossa
Boettger, 1881
Diversity
41 species

Stumpffia is a genus of microhylid frogs that are endemic to Madagascar.[1] They are mostly brown frogs that typically live among leaf litter. S. contumelia has a snout–vent length of about 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in), making it one of the world's smallest frogs, and several others in the genus are only slightly larger.[2][3] The largest species is no more than 28 mm (1.1 in).[2]

The majority of the species have only been described since 2010. Each species has a small range and many are seriously threatened.[2][4]

  1. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Stumpffia Boettger, 1881". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Rakoto17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "10 Smallest Frogs and Toads in the World". gonefroggin.com. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Stumpffia". IUCN Redlist. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.