There are only four species of tiny frogs in this family. They are only found in mountain forests on Silhouette and Mahé islands in the Seychelles. The smallest frog in the world, the Sooglossus gardeneri, is in this family. It is less than a half an inch in length.

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

Other Species Around the World
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Gardiner's Seychelles Frog - Sechellophryne gardineri Seychelles Palm Frog - Sechellophryne pipilodryas		Seychelles Frog - Sooglossus sechellensis Thomasset's Frog - Sooglossus thomasseti

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Gardiner's Seychelles Frog - Sechellophryne gardineri
Gardiner's Seychelles frog is found on Mahé and Silhouette islands in the Seychelles.
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Gardiner's Seychelles Frog - Sechellophryne gardineri
Gardiner's Seychelles frog is a little bit under a half an inch in length.
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Seychelles Palm Frog - Sechellophryne pipilodryas
The Seychelles palm frog is only found on Silhouette Island in the Seychelles.
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Seychelles Palm Frog - Sechellophryne pipilodryas
The Seychelles palm frog has only been recognized as a species since 2002.
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Seychelles Frog - Sooglossus sechellensis
The Seychelles frog is found in leaf litter on the forest floor.
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Seychelles Frog - Sooglossus sechellensis
The Seychelles frog is found in wet, small forests.
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Seychelles Frog - Sooglossus sechellensis
The Seychelles frog lays its eggs on land and guards them until they hatch.
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Thomasset's Frog - Sooglossus thomasseti
Thomasset's frog is found on  Mahé and Silhouette Islands in the Seychelles.
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Thomasset's Frog - Sooglossus thomasseti
Thomasset's frog is the largest species in this family of frogs.
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