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Glyphoglossus flavus (Kiew, 1984)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Glyphoglossus flavus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Borneo and is known from the Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak (Malaysia), Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah (Malaysia), and Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei. Common names Borneo squat frog and yellow burrowing frog have been coined for it.

Its natural habitats are tropical swamp forests. This burrowing frog is difficult to find and is expected to be more widely distributed than currently known.

Wikipedia contributors, Glyphoglossus flavus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:16:02.764886+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Glyphoglossus flavus (Kiew, 1984)
Name authority
(Kiew, 1984)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Microhylidae
Genus
Glyphoglossus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
  11. subfamilyMicrohylinae Günther, 1858
  12. genusGlyphoglossus Günther, 1869
  13. speciesGlyphoglossus flavus (Kiew, 1984)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Glyphoglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Glyphoglossus brooksii (Boulenger, 1904)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus capsus (Das, Min, Hsu, Hertwig & Haas, 2014)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus volzi (Van Kampen, 1905)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus huadianensis Zhang, Liu, Zhang, Hui, Xiao & Rao, 2021MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus guttulatus (Blyth, 1856)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus minutus (Das, Yaakob & Lim, 2004)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus molossus Günther, 1869MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus smithi (Barbour & Noble, 1916)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glyphoglossus yunnanensis (Boulenger, 1919)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Calluella flava Kiew, 1984 Kiew, 1984synonym

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1097582 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:3GGSX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.