Mini scule is a species of microhylid frog endemic to Madagascar that was described in 2019. The scientific name of the species refers to its size, being a pun on the word minuscule. It is very small, measuring only 8.4 to 10.8 mm (0.33 to 0.43 in) in snout–vent length. It has bronze underparts with a brown groin and back of the thigh, cream upperparts with brown flecking, a dark brown side of the head, and a red iris. On the hind feet, the first toe is absent and the second and fifth toes are strongly reduced. The frog is known only from the Sainte Luce Reserve, where it inhabits areas with deep leaf litter near semi- permanent water bodies. Specimens of frogs from Mandena, the Vohimena mountains, the southern Anosy Mountains, and Tsitongambarika may also be of this species. Along with Mini mum and Mini ature, the other two species in its genus, it received media attention when first described due to the wordplay in its scientific name.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1942:

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands

1992:

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Allen R. Schindler Jr. was killed in Sasebo, Japan, for being gay, which led to the U.S. Armed Forces' "don't ask, don't tell" policy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Allen_R._Schindler_Jr.

1999:

Armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan carried out a mass shooting at the Armenian parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, National Assembly speaker Karen Demirchyan, and six others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vazgen_Sargsyan

2011:

Michael D. Higgins was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any politician in the country's history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Irish_presidential_election

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archival: 1. Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving. 2. Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving. 3. (uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/archival

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