Glandirana susurra (Sekiya, Miura & Ogata, 2012)
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.

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Open encyclopedia reference
Glandirana susurra is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs". It is endemic to Sado Island, Japan. It is the only endemic amphibian of the island. It is genetically close to the widespread Glandirana rugosa, but it is morphologically distinguishable and postzygotically isolated from the latter species.
Wikipedia contributors, Glandirana susurra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:16:02.763887+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glandirana susurra (Sekiya, Miura & Ogata, 2012)
- Name authority
- (Sekiya, Miura & Ogata, 2012)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Glandirana
- 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
- familyRanidae Batsch, 1796
- genusGlandirana Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990
- speciesGlandirana susurra (Sekiya, Miura & Ogata, 2012)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glandirana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glandirana tientaiensis (Chang, 1933) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana minima (Ting & T'sai, 1979) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana reliquia Shimada, Matsui, Ogata & Miura, 2022 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana emeljanovi (Nikolskii, 1913) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese Wrinkled FrogGlandirana rugosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rugosa susurra Sekiya, Miura & Ogata, 2012 Sekiya, Miura & Ogata, 2012 | 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=1101446 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.
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:3G58C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.