Glyphoglossus guttulatus (Blyth, 1856)
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.
Glyphoglossus guttulatus, Striped spadefoot frog (subadult) - Kaeng Krachan National Park
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Open encyclopedia reference
Glyphoglossus guttulatus, also known as Burmese squat frog, blotched burrowing frog, orange burrowing frog, or striped spadefoot frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It is uncertain whether it is present in the Peninsular Malaysia.
Glyphoglossus guttulatus occurs in lowland forests at elevations of 150–400 m (490–1,310 ft) above sea level. It is most commonly observed on leaf litter near rivers. Breeding is explosive and takes place in water. The tadpoles are suspension feeders.
This species can occur locally in great numbers during the breeding and then effectively disappear. It is probably threatened by habitat degradation caused by expansion of agricultural land, roads, and human settlements. It is harvested for human consumption in Laos and Cambodia. It has been recorded in a number of protected areas, and many more protected areas overlap with its predicted range.
Wikipedia contributors, Glyphoglossus guttulatus; 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 guttulatus (Blyth, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1856)
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
- subfamilyMicrohylinae Günther, 1858
- genusGlyphoglossus Günther, 1869
- speciesGlyphoglossus guttulatus (Blyth, 1856)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glyphoglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glyphoglossus brooksii (Boulenger, 1904) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus capsus (Das, Min, Hsu, Hertwig & Haas, 2014) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus flavus (Kiew, 1984) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus volzi (Van Kampen, 1905) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus huadianensis Zhang, Liu, Zhang, Hui, Xiao & Rao, 2021 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus minutus (Das, Yaakob & Lim, 2004) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus molossus Günther, 1869 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus smithi (Barbour & Noble, 1916) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus yunnanensis (Boulenger, 1919) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Megalophrys guttulata Blyth, 1856 Blyth, 1856 | synonym |
| Calluella guttulata (Blyth, 1856) (Blyth, 1856) | synonym |
| Callula guttulata (Blyth, 1856) (Blyth, 1856) | 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=1097553 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:3GGSY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.