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  2. a-z-animals.com › blog › tiny-frogs-the-12-smallestTiny Frogs: The 12 Smallest Frogs in the World - A-Z Animals

    Feb 24, 2022 · While the largest frog in the world – the Goliath Frog-measures 12.5 inches, the tiniest frogs in the world measure less than one inch in length! These incredible amphibians can be smaller than the size of a human fingernail!

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paedophryne_amauensisPaedophryne amauensis - Wikipedia

    Paedophryne amauensis, also known as the New Guinea Amau frog, is a species of microhylid frog endemic to eastern Papua New Guinea. [2] [4] At 7.7 mm (0.30 in) in snout-to-vent length, it is considered the world's smallest known vertebrate. [3] [5]

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  5. www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › articleWorld's Smallest Frog Found—Fly-Size Beast Is Tiniest Vertebrate

    Jan 13, 2012 · The world's smallest known vertebrate is a frog the size of a housefly, a new study says. At an average of 7.7 millimeters long, the newfound Paedophryne amauensis is a hair smaller than the ...

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  6. www.bbc.com › future › articleSee the world's tiniest frogs - and why being so small is so hard

    Feb 20, 2024 · Scientists believe they may know what the world's smallest vertebrate is. A tiny, pea-sized Brazilian frog called Brachycephalus pulex (or, Brazilian flea toad, even though it is a frog)...

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  8. critterhideout.com › smallest-frogs-in-the-worldSmallest Frogs in the World (16 Amazingly Tiny Species)

    • Paedophryne kathismaphlox. Size: 11 mm. Like many of the frogs on this list, this species is so small, so new, and so poorly understood that a common name hasn’t been assigned to it.
    • Stumpffia yanniki. Size: 10.6 mm. The 9th smallest frog in the world at 10.6mm maximum length, this minuscule species was first described in 2010. It’s native to north-eastern Madagascar.
    • Gardiner’s frog. Scientific name: Sechellophryne gardineri. Size: 11 mm. Gardiner’s frog is one of the few species here to be given a common name. This critically endangered species is native to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, which makes it one of the only land animals native to these remote islands.
    • Monte Iberia Dwarf Frog. Scientific name: Eleutherodactylus iberia. Size: 10 mm. Living only in a tiny section of the rainforest in eastern Cuba, this is the smallest frog in the Northern Hemisphere.

  9. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleNo, wait, THIS is the world’s smallest frog

    Jan 11, 2012 · It’s dwarfed by a dime. It’s not just the world’s smallest frog, but the world’s smallest back-boned animal. The new species, Paedophryne amauensis, is a close relative of the tiny pair from...

  10. www.bbc.com › news › science-environment-16491477World's smallest frog discovered - BBC News

    Jan 11, 2012 · A frog species that appears to be the world's smallest has been discovered in Papua New Guinea by a US-based team. At 7mm (0.27 inches) long, Paedophryne amauensis may be the world's smallest...