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Hylophorbus infulatus (Zweifel, 1972)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Hylophorbus infulatus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and known from its type locality, Arau in the Kratke Mountains, as well as from the Adelbert Range, both in Papua New Guinea. Common name Arau archipelago frog has been proposed for it.

Wikipedia contributors, Hylophorbus infulatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:26:19.356181+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hylophorbus infulatus (Zweifel, 1972)
Name authority
(Zweifel, 1972)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Microhylidae
Genus
Hylophorbus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
  11. subfamilyAsterophryinae Günther, 1858
  12. genusHylophorbus Macleay, 1878
  13. speciesHylophorbus infulatus (Zweifel, 1972)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hylophorbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hylophorbus nigrinus Günther, 2001MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus proekes Kraus & Allison, 2009MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus sigridae Günther, Richards & Dahl, 2014MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus lengguru Ferreira, Kraus, Richards, Oliver, Günther, Trilaksono, Arida, Hamidy, Riyanto et al., 2023MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus monophonus Ferreira, Kraus, Richards, Oliver, Günther, Trilaksono, Arida, Hamidy, Riyanto et al., 2023MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus myopicus Zweifel, 1972MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus atrifasciatus Kraus, 2013MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus picoides Günther, 2001MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus richardsi Günther, 2001MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus sextus Günther, 2001MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hylophorbus tetraphonus Günther, 2001MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 516 records assigned to Microhylidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Mantophryne infulata (Zweifel, 1972) (Zweifel, 1972)synonym
Phrynomantis infulata Zweifel, 1972 Zweifel, 1972synonym

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1096810 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:3NGLL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.