Glyphoglossus smithi (Barbour & Noble, 1916)
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 smithi, also known as Smith's squat frog or Smith's burrowing frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. However, it is likely to occur more widely than currently known and be present in Brunei and Indonesia. The specific name smithi honours Dr Harrison Willard Smith, an American scientist who collected the holotype from the Limbang River district.
Wikipedia contributors, Glyphoglossus smithi; 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 smithi (Barbour & Noble, 1916)
- Name authority
- (Barbour & Noble, 1916)
- 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 smithi (Barbour & Noble, 1916)
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 guttulatus (Blyth, 1856) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus minutus (Das, Yaakob & Lim, 2004) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glyphoglossus molossus Günther, 1869 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Colpoglossus smithi (Barbour & Noble, 1916) (Barbour & Noble, 1916) | synonym |
| Calliglutus smithi Barbour & Noble, 1916 Barbour & Noble, 1916 | synonym |
| Calluella smithi (Barbour & Noble, 1916) (Barbour & Noble, 1916) | 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=1097598 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:3GGT3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.