| Stumpffia pygmaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Cophylinae |
| Genus: | Stumpffia |
| Species: | S. pygmaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Stumpffia pygmaea Vences & Glaw, 1991
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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.
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Stumpffia pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58012A84183445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58012A84183445.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Das, I. & A. Haas. (2010). "New species of Microhyla from Sarawak: Old World's smallest frogs crawl out of miniature pitcher plants on Borneo (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2571: 37–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2571.1.2.
- ^ About Stumpffia pygmaea page192-193