World's smallest vertebrate: Tiny frogs discovered in New Guinea
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 23:30
in Biology & Nature
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. It ousts Paedocypris progenetica, an Indonesian fish averaging more than 8 millimeters, from the record.