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What’s the The

Paedophyrne
smallest frog? is small enough
amauensis frog
to sit on a

The world’s smallest frog, dime.
Paedophryne amauensis,
is just over ¼ in (7.7 mm)

long—about the size of a
fly. It is not only the smallest

frog, but also the smallest
vertebrate (animal with
a backbone). It was

discovered in Papua
New Guinea in 2009.

FAST FACTS

The biggest species of frog is the Goliath, which
comes from Africa. It is more than two-thirds
the length of a house cat. It would take
41½ Paedophyrne amauensis frogs
to make a line of the same length.

Average house cat
18 in (46 cm)
A dime is just under
Goliath frog ¾ in (17.9 mm) wide. It
12½ in (32 cm) is worth 10 cents, but costs
more than five cents to make.

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