At 7mm (0.27 inches) long, Paedophryne amauensis may be the world's smallest vertebrate - the group that includes mammals, fish, birds and amphibians. The researchers also found a slightly larger ...

The world's smallest known vertebrate is a frog the size of a housefly, a new study says. Scientists locate the teensy animals by listening for their calls and trying to zero in on the sources of ...

World's smallest frog, Paedophryne amauensis, is smaller than a dime, at only 0.27 inches long. The famous amphibian could also be the world's smallest vertebrate. It was discovered in New Guinea ...

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. Its adult body size is 7.7 ...

Biologists just discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size -- less than one-third of an inch.

Their predecessor, male Paedophryne amauensis frogs from Papua New Guinea, averages about 8 millimeters long. With many of Earth’s nooks and crannies still unexplored, there are likely even ...

Not only are Paedophryne amauensis and Paedophryne swiftorum the smallest frogs known to man, they are also the smallest vertebrates, said the report in the science journal PLoS ONE. The little ...

According to National Geographic’s Michelle Z. Donahue, the world’s smallest known frog (and vertebrate) is Paedophryne amauensis, a Papua New Guinean native measuring an average of 7.7 ...

The Paedophryne frogs are, for obvious reasons, almost impossible to spot. But they can be easily heard. Their high-pitched calls make them sound like crickets, and perhaps explorers have long ...

Not only are these newly discovered little peepers with the big names - Paedophryne amauensis and Paedophryne swiftorum - the smallest frogs known to man, they are also believed to be the smallest ...