Kurixalus wangi Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang & Wu, 2016
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
Kurixalus wangi is a species of tree frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Taiwan and occurs in the southernmost part of the island. Prior to its description in 2016, it was confused with Kurixalus eiffingeri. The specific name wangi honors Wang Ching-Shong, a pioneering herpetologist from Taiwan.
Wikipedia contributors, Kurixalus wangi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:47:59.019175+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kurixalus wangi Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang & Wu, 2016
- Name authority
- Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang & Wu, 2016
- 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 wangi Wu, Huang, Tsai, Li, Jhang & Wu, 2016
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 banaensis (Bourret, 1939) | 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 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 |
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=1104375 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:3RG4S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.