Kurixalus banaensis (Bourret, 1939)
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.
Kurixalus banaensis in Vietnam. Photo by James Hunt. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295004996
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Open encyclopedia reference
Kurixalus banaensis (Bana bubble-nest frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.
It is endemic to Vietnam, where it has been observed between 109 and 1510 meters above sea level.
This frog is known from evergreen forests and has not been observed outside forest habitats. Scientists presume this frog breeds in stagnant water, like other frogs in Kurixalus.
Scientists classify this frog at least concern of its extinction because of its large range, which includes protected parks, such as Bach Ma National Park, Song Thanh Nature Reserve, and Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve. However, deforestation, particularly in favor of agriculture, does pose some threat.
Wikipedia contributors, Kurixalus banaensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:46:39.190187+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kurixalus banaensis (Bourret, 1939)
- Name authority
- (Bourret, 1939)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Kurixalus
- 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
- familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
- subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
- genusKurixalus Ye, Fei & Dubois in Fei, 1999
- speciesKurixalus banaensis (Bourret, 1939)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kurixalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kurixalus baliogaster (Inger, Orlov & Darevsky, 1999) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus berylliniris Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang & Wu, 2016 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus chaseni (Smith, 1924) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus lenquanensis Yu, Wang, Hou, Rao & Yang, 2017 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus motokawai Nguyen, Matsui & Eto, 2014 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus verrucosus (Boulenger, 1893) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus wangi Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang & Wu, 2016 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus appendiculatus (Günther, 1858) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus bisacculus (Taylor, 1962) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus absconditus Mediyansyah, Hamidy, Munir & Matsui, 2019 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus gracilloides Nguyen, Duong, Luu & Poyarkov, 2020 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kurixalus qionglaiensis Guo, Zhong, Leung, Wang & Hu, 2022 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Philautus banaensis Bourret, 1939 Bourret, 1939 | 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=1101007 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:3RG4C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.