Gracixalus tianlinensis Chen, Bei, Liao, Zhou & Mo, 2018
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
Gracixalus tianlinensis, the Tianlin small tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to China's Tianlin County. The adult male frog measures 30.3–35.9 mm (1.19–1.41 in) in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 35.6–38.7 mm (1.40–1.52 in). The head is wider than it is long and there are no vomerine teeth. The skin of the dorsum is brown to beige in color with a dark brown mark shaped like the letter Y. The axilla and tops of the legs are yellow in color. The throat and chest are gray in color. The belly is cream-white in color. The iris of the eye is brown in color with fine black reticulations. This frog has been found on hills in combined evergreen-bamboo forests. It has been observed 1,858 meters (6,096 ft) above sea level. Scientists believe that this frog breeds in streams and that the tadpoles develop in water-filled holes in bamboo, like other frogs in Gracixalus do.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gracixalus tianlinensis Chen, Bei, Liao, Zhou & Mo, 2018
- Name authority
- Chen, Bei, Liao, Zhou & Mo, 2018
- 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 tianlinensis Chen, Bei, Liao, Zhou & Mo, 2018
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 lumarius Rowley, Le, Dau, Hoang & Cao, 2014 | 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 |
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=1104218 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:3H5CR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.