Hyla simplex Boettger, 1901
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.
Annam Tree Frog (Hyla simplex). Species of amphibian.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Annam tree frog (Hyla simplex), also known as the South China tree toad, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in southern China, Vietnam, and Laos. The Hainan tree toad (H. s. hainanensis) from Hainan Island is treated as a subspecies.
Male Annam tree frogs grow to a snout–vent length of about 37 mm (1.5 in) and females to 40 mm (1.6 in). Tadpoles are up to 32 mm (1.3 in) in length.
Annam tree frogs are a common, arboreal species living in montane areas, including fields, bamboo forests and shrubland. Breeding takes place in rice paddies and in permanent pools. It is potentially threatened by habitat degradation.
Wikipedia contributors, Annam tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:23:47.014158+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyla simplex Boettger, 1901
- Name authority
- Boettger, 1901
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Hyla
- 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
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHyla Laurenti, 1768
- speciesHyla simplex Boettger, 1901
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyla carthaginiensis Dufresnes, Beddek, Skorinov, Fumagalli, Perrin, Crochet & Litvinchuk, 2019 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla chinensis Günther, 1858 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla meridionalis Boettger, 1874 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla molleri Bedriaga, 1889 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla tsinlingensis Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1966 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla zhaopingensis Tang & Zhang, 1984 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla sarda (De Betta, 1853) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla orientalis Bedriaga, 1890 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla sanchiangensis Pope, 1929 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla dabieshanensis C.-W. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y.-F. Cai, L. Yu, D.-P. Pang, Q.-Y. Jiang, J. Ding, D. Gong et al., 2025 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla annectans (Jerdon, 1870) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla chinensis simplex Boettger, 1901 Boettger, 1901 | synonym |
| Hyla simplex hainanensis Fei & Ye, 2000 Fei & Ye, 2000 | synonym |
| Hyla simplex simplex Boettger, 1901 Boettger, 1901 | 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=662645 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:3NDBK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.