Naming the Mini Frog Species

Scientist 1: so the frogs in this genus are some of the smallest frogs we've ever found Scientist 2: okay we'll call the genus 'mini' S1:.... S2: ...... S1: are we going to name the species.... S2: we're going to name the species........ Species [edit] There are currently 3 species.[1] Mini ature Scherz et al., 2019 Mini mum Scherz et al., 2019 Mini scule Scherz et al., 2019

A social media post shows two scientists deciding to name a genus of tiny frogs “mini,” followed by a mock Wikipedia excerpt listing the species Miniature, Minimum, and Miniscule. The joke is that all three species names cleverly continue the word “mini” with words meaning very small, making the scientists’ naming scheme absurdly literal. EN: A social media post shows two scientists deciding to name a genus of tiny frogs “mini,” followed by a mock Wikipedia excerpt listing the species Miniature, Minimum, and Miniscule. The joke is that all three species names cleverly continue the word “mini” with words meaning very small, making the scientists’ naming scheme absurdly literal.

• @eternalclassic / 46022 2024-02-07