Heleioporus psammophilus Lee & Main, 1954
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
The sand frog (Heleioporus psammophilus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae.
It is endemic to southern Western Australia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Like other members of the genus Heleioporus, the sand frog is a burrowing species. It utilizes underground chambers to avoid hot, dry conditions and to assist in reproduction, emerging after heavy rains to breed in temporary water bodies.
The species is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, as it has a relatively wide distribution and is not currently facing major population-level threats. Habitat modification through land use change may affect some local populations, but it is not considered globally threatened.
Wikipedia contributors, Sand frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:18:27.103522+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heleioporus psammophilus Lee & Main, 1954
- Name authority
- Lee & Main, 1954
- 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 psammophilus Lee & Main, 1954
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 albopunctatus Gray, 1841 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleioporus australiacus (Shaw & Nodder, 1795) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleioporus barycragus Lee, 1967 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Perialia psammophilus (Lee & Main, 1954) (Lee & Main, 1954) | 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=663930 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:3K4FM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.