Leptobrachella isos (Rowley, Stuart, Neang, Hoang, Dau, Nguyen & Emmett, 2015)
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 isos, commonly called the similar litter toad, is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It inhabits forests between 650–1,100 m (2,130–3,610 ft) in elevation on the Kon Tum Plateau of Vietnam and Cambodia. It may also be present in Laos.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptobrachella isos; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:49:58.785605+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptobrachella isos (Rowley, Stuart, Neang, Hoang, Dau, Nguyen & Emmett, 2015)
- Name authority
- (Rowley, Stuart, Neang, Hoang, Dau, Nguyen & Emmett, 2015)
- 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 isos (Rowley, Stuart, Neang, Hoang, Dau, Nguyen & Emmett, 2015)
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 isos Rowley, Stuart, Neang, Hoang, Dau, Nguyen & Emmett, 2015 Rowley, Stuart, Neang, Hoang, Dau, Nguyen & Emmett, 2015 | 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=1104380 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:3TK9N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.