The smallest

1. The smallest land animal in the world - is a frog Paedophryne. The minimum length of a vertebrate about 7, 7 mm, and a maximum - not more than 11, 3. The female frogs these larger than males. Brown body perfectly camouflages them on the ground, tree trunks, among the leaves.





2. In water, the smallest animals recognized fish Paedocypris progenetica. It can be found in the peat bogs and waste streams Indonesia. The largest dimension of the fish reaches the female, but they do not exceed a length of 10, 3 mm. Record officially registered size - 7, 9 mm. Unusual fact is these tiny fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae.



3. Chameleon Brookesia minima (Brookesia minima) inhabits the tropical forests of Madagascar. It is the smallest lizard in the world. But it can be seen, except by accident, because the size of the adult does not exceed 1 cm 2, and the ability to change the color of the skin, depending on the environment, even in this tiny species kept.



4. Yet another small master of disguise live in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean (West) at a depth of 16-90 meters - this seahorse Denis (Hippocampus denise). Together with a tail length of their body is usually 1 cm, but sometimes can reach 1, 6 cm. Masquerading as gorgonian corals or in which they live, tiny seahorses stained body in yellow or orange color.



5. In the fifth place on the miniature is - Lygodactylus (Sphaerodactylus ariasae). Its size - just over a thumbnail (1, 6-1, 8 cm). This baby weighs only 0, 2 In spite of the fact that the dwarf gecko was discovered in 2001, it is already endangered. We can only pay tribute to the people who were able to calculate the numbers of this species and to identify similar conservation status.



6. In the waters of the Pacific Ocean, near Australia, lives a tiny Irukandji jellyfish that looks like a translucent white bell. But not only its small size (12h25 mm plus tentacle length from 1 mm to 1 m) have attracted the attention of scientists. This jellyfish is able to paralyze and even kill a person. Its venom has not been studied, respectively, and the antidote is not found, so death from contact with the tentacles of this minimeduzy not yet excluded.



7. The smallest bird - hummingbird-bee (Mellisuga helenae). In 1844 it discovered in Cuba Juan Cristobal. It weighs only 1, 6-2 g with a body length of 5-7 cm. Heart-bee hummingbird makes 300-500 beats per minute (!). Like all hummingbirds, this bird feeds on nectar.



8. The smallest mammal is on the eighth line of the ranking. Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) grows to 3-4, 5 cm in length (without the tail). Tail length times comparable with the length of the body (3-3, 5 cm). The mass of her body about 1-1, 7, the External Suncus reminds common shrew in miniature. Despite its size, Suncus - predator. It eats insects, including pests, thereby bringing the benefit of man and nature.



9. On the Caribbean islands inhabited by snake Tetracheilostoma carlae, its length is only 10-10, 4 cm. These snakes belong to the family Microhylidae snakes. They are not poisonous, often burrow into the ground, hiding under rocks. They are found in South-West Asia, North and South America, Africa. Feed these little snakes termites and their larvae, ants and other small insects.



10. rounded out the top 10 miniature deer - Northern Pudu (Pudu mephistophiles). The height of these animals at the withers is approximately 30-40 cm. Here we want to say "plus horns", but the horns of Pudu is so small that it does not affect the height. In males, they are barely noticeable, and in females - quite hidden hair. Meet this miracle of nature can only be in the south of Chile (in coastal areas), or on the island Chilos. Northern Pudu are secretive lifestyle, prefer impenetrable forests, often climbing high into the mountains.

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