Global InformationMicrohyla borneensis information
| Microhyla borneensis | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Microhyla |
| Species: | M. borneensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microhyla borneensis Parker, 1928
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| Synonyms | |
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Microhyla nepenthicola Das and Haas, 2010 | |
Microhyla borneensis (junior synonym Microhyla nepenthicola), also known as the Matang narrow-mouthed frog, is a species of microhylid frog found in the Matang Range in Sarawak, Borneo.[2][3] It was once the smallest known frog from the Old World[4][5] (since 2012, the record holder has been Paedophryne amauensis from New Guinea[6]). Adult males of this species generally have a snout–vent length (SVL) in the range of 10.6–12.8 mm (0.42–0.50 in),[7] but may reach a maximum of 13 mm (0.51 in). Adult females have an SVL of 16–19 mm (0.63–0.75 in).[3][8] The tadpoles measure just 3 mm.[9]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Microhyla borneensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T47005754A47005758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T47005754A47005758.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Microhyla borneensis Parker, 1928". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ a b Haas, A.; Das, I.; Hertwig, S. T. (2015), "Microhyla borneensis Matang narrow-mouthed frog", Frogs of Borneo: The frogs of East Malaysia and their larval forms, retrieved 23 November 2015
- ^ "Tiny, New, Pea-Sized Frog Is Old World's Smallest". Science Daily. 25 August 2010.
- ^ Gururaja, K. V. (October 2010). "Old World's smallest frog discovered residing in killer plants". Correspondence. Current Science. 99 (8): 1000.
- ^ Rittmeyer, Eric N.; Allison, Allen; Gründler, Michael C.; Thompson, Derrick K.; Austin, Christopher C. (11 January 2012). "Ecological Guild Evolution and the Discovery of the World's Smallest Vertebrate". PLOS ONE. 7 (1): e29797. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...729797R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029797. PMC 3256195. PMID 22253785.
- ^ Das, I. & A. Haas. (2010). "New species of Microhyla from Sarawak: Old World's smallest frogs crawl out of miniature pitcher plants on Borneo (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2571: 37–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2571.1.2.
- ^ Baker, Nick (n.d.). "Amphibians of SE Asia: Bornean Chorus Frog Microhyla borneensis" Ecology Asia
- ^ "World's smallest frog is size of a pea". New York Post. 26 August 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.