The tiny critters could perch on your thumbnail.
Miniaturized frogs form a fascinating but poorly understood group of amphibians. They have been exceptionally prone to taxonomic underestimation because when frogs evolve small body size they start to look remarkably similar—so it is easy to underestimate how diverse they really are.
The other two new species, Rhombophryne proportionalis and Anodonthyla eximia, are also just 11–12 mm, and are much smaller than their closest relatives. Although most narrow-mouthed frogs are small to moderately large, many are tiny, including the smallest frog in the world, Paedophryne amauensis from Papua New Guinea. It’s adult body size is 7.7 mm. That’s about the length of your average Tic Tac candy.
Mini ature from Andohahela in southeast Madagascar is larger than its relatives but is similar in build.
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