Mini mum

Mini mum
	Figure 4 of Scherz et al. 2019, depicting Mini mum in life.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Cophylinae
Genus:	Mini
Species:	M. mum
Binomial name
	Mini mum; Scherz et al., 2019
	Approximate distribution (Madagascar) Range

Mini mum is a species of very small microhylid frog endemic to Madagascar, described in 2019. It is the type species of the new genus Mini.^[2]^[3]

Habitat and conservation[]

Mini mum has an extremely limited range and known population, prompting the authors of the journal article to recommend a listing of critically endangered.^[4]

Description[]

Mini mum has fingers 1, 2, and 4 greatly reduced. Toe 1 is absent and toes 2 and 5 are strongly reduced. They are unique to the genus Mini in that they lack teeth. It also has a bold lateral colour border.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Scherz, Mark D.; Hutter, Carl D.; Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Riemann, Jana C.; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Ndriantsoa, Serge H.; Glos, Julian; Roberts, Sam Hyde; Crottini, Angelica; Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank (2019-03-27). "Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera". PLOS ONE. 14 (3): e0213314. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1413314S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213314. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6436692. PMID 30917162.
^ Scherz, Mark D. "Meet the mini frogs of Madagascar -- the new species we've discovered". The Conversation.
^ Solly, Meilan (28 March 2019). "Meet Mini mum, Mini scule and Mini ature, Three New Frog Species Among the World's Smallest". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^ Donahue, Michelle Z. (2019-03-27). "New staple-size frog is one of the tiniest ever discovered". National Geographic. Retrieved 2019-03-29.

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[PLOS-1] Scherz, Mark D.; Hutter, Carl D.; Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Riemann, Jana C.; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Ndriantsoa, Serge H.; Glos, Julian; Roberts, Sam Hyde; Crottini, Angelica; Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank (2019-03-27). "Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera". PLOS ONE. 14 (3): e0213314. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1413314S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213314. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6436692. PMID 30917162.

[Conversation-Scherz-2] Scherz, Mark D. "Meet the mini frogs of Madagascar -- the new species we've discovered". The Conversation.

[Smithsonian-3] Solly, Meilan (28 March 2019). "Meet Mini mum, Mini scule and Mini ature, Three New Frog Species Among the World's Smallest". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

[4] Donahue, Michelle Z. (2019-03-27). "New staple-size frog is one of the tiniest ever discovered". National Geographic. Retrieved 2019-03-29.

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