See question title. After doing some looking around on my own I haven't found much so I figured I'd ask some experts.
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$\begingroup$ What kind of skeleton? $\endgroup$– J. MusserJun 21, 2014 at 23:33
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$\begingroup$ what he's asking is if you are talking about bones or including chitin (insects and things like crabs and shrimps) or other exoskeletal structures? $\endgroup$– shigetaJun 22, 2014 at 0:19
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1$\begingroup$ Shall we include the cytoskeleton? $\endgroup$– canadianerJun 22, 2014 at 18:34
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$\begingroup$ further information en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallest_organisms $\endgroup$– The Last WordJun 23, 2014 at 4:34
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$\begingroup$ The smallest vertebrate is the male Photocorynus spiniceps anglerfish at 6.2-7.3 mm, females are over 50 mm. Schindleria brevipinguis is 6.5-10 mm, and Paedophryne amauensis is 7.7 mm. Paedocypris progenetica is 7.9-10.3 mm. $\endgroup$– PraearcturusNov 30, 2020 at 19:53
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The smallest vertebrate (if that's what you mean; there are many invertebrates with endoskeletons that are not made of bone) is Paedophryne amanuensis, a Papua New Guinea frog that's about 7 mm long.
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$\begingroup$ plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029797 $\endgroup$ Jun 22, 2014 at 14:26