Heleioporus albopunctatus Gray, 1841
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.
Heleioporus albopunctatus Gray, 1841, Boyagin Rock, WA, 13 May 2016
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Open encyclopedia reference
The western spotted frog (Heleioporus albopunctatus) is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae.
It is endemic to Western Australia.
Its natural habitats are forests, shrublands, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, rocky areas, granite outcrops, arable land, pastureland, open excavations, and canals and ditches.
It is threatened by habitat loss and salinity.
Wikipedia contributors, Western spotted frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:18:27.102523+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heleioporus albopunctatus Gray, 1841
- Name authority
- Gray, 1841
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Limnodynastidae
- Genus
- Heleioporus
- 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
- superfamilyMyobatrachoidea Schlegel, 1850
- familyLimnodynastidae Lynch, 1969
- genusHeleioporus Gray, 1841
- speciesHeleioporus albopunctatus Gray, 1841
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heleioporus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Heleioporus eyrei (Gray, 1845) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleioporus inornatus Lee & Main, 1954 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleioporus psammophilus Lee & Main, 1954 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleioporus australiacus (Shaw & Nodder, 1795) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleioporus barycragus Lee, 1967 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | 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=663925 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:3K4FB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.