Mini ature

Mini ature
Specimen of Mini ature
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Subfamily:	Cophylinae
Genus:	Mini
Species:	M. ature
Binomial name
Mini ature Scherz et al., 2019[1]
known distribution of Mini ature (green rhombus, bottom right)
Synonyms[3]
Cophyla ature – Dubois et al., 2021[2]

Mini ature is a species of very small

The following cladograms show the differing phylogenies found by the 2019 and 2021 studies:[1]^[2]

Although Mini ature is an extremely small frog and has a snout–vent length of just 14.9 mm (0.59 in), it is the largest species in its genus.^[1] After 14 years of preservation in 70% ethanol, the holotype of the species had a light brown back, turning nearly beige at the sides. The side of the head is dark brown, while a trapezoidal area near the vent is brown. A crooked, distinct border is present at the sides, from the nostril through the eyes, ears, and body, up to the groin. Below the border, the body is dark brown with beige speckling, lightening to beige further down. There is a thin beige stripe over the backbone, while the area at the back of the head and the skin above the eyes is dark.^[1]

M. ature is rectangular in shape, with a head that is wider than it is long and narrower than the body. The

The only known specimen of Mini ature was collected from the Andohahela National Park in Madagascar, but its total distribution is unknown. As the species is larger than M. mum and M. scule, its ecology may differ from these correspondingly.[1]

Mini ature's conservation status has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but the authors of the study in which it was described recommended classifying it as data deficient due to the fact that its range and population are unknown and cannot be estimated.^[1]