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Litoria nigrofrenata (Günther, 1867)

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.

Litoria nigrofrenata in the tropical rainforest of north Queensland, Australia.

Litoria nigrofrenata in the tropical rainforest of north Queensland, Australia.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The bridled frog (Litoria nigrofrenata) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, intermittent rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikipedia contributors, Bridled frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:03:58.971295+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Litoria nigrofrenata (Günther, 1867)
Name authority
(Günther, 1867)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Pelodryadidae
Genus
Litoria
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. familyPelodryadidae Günther, 1858
  11. genusLitoria Tschudi, 1838
  12. speciesLitoria nigrofrenata (Günther, 1867)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Litoria pallida Davies, Martin & Watson, 1983PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria watjulumensis (Copland, 1957)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria spaldingi (Hosmer, 1964)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria axillaris Doughty, 2011PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria coplandi (Tyler, 1968)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria freycineti Tschudi, 1838PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria inermis (Peters, 1867)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria latopalmata Günther, 1867PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria nasuta (Gray, 1842)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria personata Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1978PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria staccato Doughty & Anstis, 2007PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Litoria tornieri (Nieden, 1923)PelodryadidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Hyla nigrofrenata Günther, 1867 Günther, 1867synonym

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=662937 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:3VMMR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.