Gracixalus lumarius Rowley, Le, Dau, Hoang & Cao, 2014
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.

Dorsolateral view of Gracixalus lumarius in life showing variation in skin texture
Jodi J. L. Rowley, Duong Thi Thuy Le, Vinh Quang Dau, Huy Duc Hoang, Trung Tien Cao · CC BY 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gracixalus lumarius, also known as the thorny tree frog or thorny bushfrog, is a species of rhacophorid frog. It is endemic to Vietnam and first known from Mount Ngoc Linh in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, Kon Tum Province. It has been observed between 1700 and 2160 meters above sea level.
Wikipedia contributors, Gracixalus lumarius; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:16:58.914782+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gracixalus lumarius Rowley, Le, Dau, Hoang & Cao, 2014
- Name authority
- Rowley, Le, Dau, Hoang & Cao, 2014
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Gracixalus
- 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
- genusGracixalus Delorme, Dubois, Grosjean & Ohler, 2005
- speciesGracixalus lumarius Rowley, Le, Dau, Hoang & Cao, 2014
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gracixalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gracixalus jinxiuensis (Hu in Hu, Fei & Ye, 1978) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus medogensis (Ye & Hu, 1984) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus quangi Rowley, Dau, Nguyen, Cao & Nguyen, 2011 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus seesom Matsui, Khonsue, Panha & Eto, 2015 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus supercornutus (Orlov, Ho & Nguyen, 2004) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus yunnanensis Yu, Li, Wang, Rao, Wu & Yang, 2019 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus weii Liu, Peng, Wang, Feng, Shen, Li, Chen, Su & Tang, 2025 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus ziegleri Le, Do, Tran, Nguyen, Orlov, Ninh & Nguyen, 2021 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus ananjevae (Matsui & Orlov, 2004) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus carinensis (Boulenger, 1893) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus gracilipes (Bourret, 1937) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracixalus jinggangensis Zeng, Zhao, Chen, Chen, Zhang & Wang, 2017 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=1100788 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:3H5CH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.