Paedophryne facts for kids

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Asterophryinae
Genus:	*Paedophryne* Kraus, 2010

Places where Paedophryne has been found

Paedophryne is a special group of tiny frogs found in Papua New Guinea. These frogs are super small! In fact, all six known types of Paedophryne are among the smallest frogs and even the smallest vertebrates (animals with backbones) in the world.

The World's Smallest Frog
- How This Tiny Frog Was Found
- Amazing Facts About This Frog
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The World's Smallest Frog

Paedophryne amauensis is a type of frog that was found not too long ago in Papua New Guinea. It is only about 7.7 millimetres (0.30 in) long. That's smaller than a dime! This makes it the smallest known vertebrate on Earth.

How This Tiny Frog Was Found

This amazing frog was discovered in August 2009. A scientist named Christopher Austin found it while exploring the forests of Papua New Guinea. His trip was supported by the National Science Foundation.

Amazing Facts About This Frog

The Paedophryne amauensis frog is even smaller than the animal that held the record before it. That was a type of carp fish from Indonesia. This tiny frog mostly lives on land. What's really cool is that its life cycle does not include a tadpole stage. Instead, tiny froglets hatch directly from the eggs!