The Journal of Environment (source BBC Brazil) reported on 12/1/12 an article about the discovery of "possible" world's smallest frog, Paedophryne amauensis (photo). The new specie was found in Papua New Guinea. The snout-vent lenght is on average 7,7 mm. These small frogs live in the litter covering the soil. The article that involves the description of this specie was published in the journal PloS One and can be downloaded free here.
There are some disagreement about whether this species is the smallest frog in the world and perhaps the world's smallest vertebrate. However, this discussion adds little scientific knowledge. The most important is to discover new species and continue assembling the puzzle ecosystem.
Follow the link to full report: http://jornalmeioambiente.com/materia/1603/cientistas-encontram-menor-ra-do-mundo-em-papua-nova-guine
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