Leptobrachella crocea (Rowley, Hoang, Le, Dau & Cao, 2010)
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
Leptobrachella crocea (orange-bellied leaf-litter toad) is a species of toad in the family Megophryidae. Discovered in the Central Vietnam in 2010, it is endemic to the region as it is only known from its type locality, Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve in Đắk Glei District, Kon Tum Province. However, given the vicinity of the border to Laos it is also likely to be found there. Its belly has light orange color, which is unique among Leptobrachella. It is a medium-sized species within its genus: snout-vent length of 16 males was in the range 22–27 mm (0.87–1.06 in). The species was found from evergreen
forest at about 1,300 m (4,300 ft) elevation.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptobrachella crocea; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:49:03.036918+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptobrachella crocea (Rowley, Hoang, Le, Dau & Cao, 2010)
- Name authority
- (Rowley, Hoang, Le, Dau & Cao, 2010)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Leptobrachella
- 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
- familyMegophryidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyLeptobrachiinae Dubois, 1980
- genusLeptobrachella Smith, 1925
- speciesLeptobrachella crocea (Rowley, Hoang, Le, Dau & Cao, 2010)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptobrachella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leptobrachella applebyi (Rowley & Cao, 2009) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella ardens (Rowley, Tran, Le, Dau, Peloso, Nguyen, Hoang, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2016) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella bidoupensis (Rowley, Le, Tran & Hoang, 2011) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella bijie Wang, Li, Li, Chen & Wang, 2019 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella brevicrus Dring, 1983 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella dringi (Dubois, 1987) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella fuliginosa (Matsui, 2006) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella hamidi (Matsui, 1997) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella itiokai Eto, Matsui & Nishikawa, 2016 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella kalonensis (Rowley, Tran, Le, Dau, Peloso, Nguyen, Hoang, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2016) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella kecil (Matsui, Belabut, Ahmad & Yong, 2009) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptobrachella lateralis (Anderson, 1871) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leptolalax croceus Rowley, Hoang, Le, Dau & Cao, 2010 Rowley, Hoang, Le, Dau & Cao, 2010 | 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=1096679 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:3TK9C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.