Feihyla palpebralis (Smith, 1924)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Feihyla palpebralis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, sometimes known as the Vietnamese bubble-nest frog or the white-cheeked small treefrog. In addition to its type locality, Langbian Plateau in southeastern Vietnam, it may have been found in southern China (southern Yunnan and western Guizhou) and northern Vietnam south to Tam Dao, though some of these may have been misidentifications, and it is expected to be found in the intervening Laos and Vietnam. Males from China are reported to grow to a snout–vent length of about 27 mm (1.1 in). Males from the Central Highlands of Vietnam are reported to have a snout–vent length of 24–26 mm (0.94–1.02 in) and females 29–32 mm (1.1–1.3 in). A late-stage tadpole measured 37 mm (1.5 in). Natural habitats of Feihyla palpebralis are pools and swampy riparian areas in forests; its habitat outside the breeding season is poorly known. They lay single eggs on plant stems above water. Reproductive season in the Central Highlands of Vietnam is April–May.
Wikipedia contributors, Feihyla palpebralis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:10:20.715337+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Feihyla palpebralis (Smith, 1924)
- Name authority
- (Smith, 1924)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Feihyla
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
- subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
- genusFeihyla Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan et al., 2006
- speciesFeihyla palpebralis (Smith, 1924)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Feihyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Feihyla fuhua Fei, Ye & Jiang, 2010 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla hansenae (Cochran, 1927) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla vittata (Boulenger, 1887) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla vittiger (Boulenger, 1897) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla senapatiensis (Mathew & Sen, 2009) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla wuguanfui (Liu, Huang, Stuart, Ai, Bernstein, Suwannapoom, Chomdej, Che & Yuan, 2023) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla baladika (Riyanto & Kurniati, 2014) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla nauli (Riyanto & Kurniati, 2014) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla punctata (Wilkinson, Win, Thin, Lwin, Shein & Tun, 2003) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla inexpectata (Matsui, Shimada & Sudin, 2014) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Feihyla kajau (Dring, 1983) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Philautus palpebralis Smith, 1924 Smith, 1924 | synonym |
| Chiromantis palpebralis (Smith, 1924) (Smith, 1924) | synonym |
| Rhacophorus palpebralis (Smith, 1924) (Smith, 1924) | synonym |
| Aquixalus palpebralis (Smith, 1924) (Smith, 1924) | synonym |
| Chirixalus palpebralis (Smith, 1924) (Smith, 1924) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775229 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DXCT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.