Stumpffia pygmaea explained

Stumpffia pygmaea is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is known from only two islands, Nosy Be and Nosy Komba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations.

Male Stumpffia pygmaea have a snout–vent length of NaNmm, and females a snout-vent length of 11mm. Stumpffia pygmaea is a terrestrial microhylid frog.^{[1] [2]} Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group . 2016 . Stumpffia pygmaea . 2016 . e.T58012A84183445 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58012A84183445.en . 11 November 2021.

Notes and References

1. Das, I. . A. Haas. . amp . 2010 . New species of Microhyla from Sarawak: Old World's smallest frogs crawl out of miniature pitcher plants on Borneo (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) . Zootaxa . 2571 . 37–52 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2571.1.2 .
2. http://www.zsm.mwn.de/docs_zsm/htdocs/her/pdf/17_Glaw_and_Vences_1992_Field_Guide_Amphibians_Reptiles_Madagascar.pdf About Stumpffia pygmaea page192-193