Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)
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.
Heterixalus betsileo
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Open encyclopedia reference
Heterixalus betsileo is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Heterixalus betsileo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:20:03.238526+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)
- Name authority
- (Grandidier, 1872)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hyperoliidae
- Genus
- Heterixalus
- 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
- familyHyperoliidae Laurent, 1943
- subfamilyHyperoliinae Laurent, 1943
- genusHeterixalus Laurent, 1944
- speciesHeterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heterixalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Heterixalus andrakata Glaw & Vences, 1991 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus carbonei Vences, Glaw, Jesu & Schimmenti, 2000 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus luteostriatus (Andersson, 1910) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus rutenbergi (Boettger, 1881) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus tricolor (Boettger, 1881) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus variabilis (Ahl, 1930) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1882) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus boettgeri (Mocquard, 1902) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus punctatus Glaw & Vences, 1994 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyperolius betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) (Grandidier, 1872) | synonym |
| Rappia betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) (Grandidier, 1872) | synonym |
| Rappia renifera (Boettger, 1881) (Boettger, 1881) | synonym |
| Megalixalus renifer (Boettger, 1881) (Boettger, 1881) | synonym |
| Heterixalus renifer (Boettger, 1881) (Boettger, 1881) | synonym |
| Hyperolius renifer Boettger, 1881 Boettger, 1881 | synonym |
| Rappia renifer (Boettger, 1881) (Boettger, 1881) | synonym |
| Eucnemis betsileo Grandidier, 1872 Grandidier, 1872 | synonym |
| Hyperolius friedrichsi Ahl, 1930 Ahl, 1930 | synonym |
| Megalixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) (Grandidier, 1872) | 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=663068 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:3L7NH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.