Mantophryne lateralis Boulenger, 1897
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.
Aire de répartition de l'espèce d'amphibien Mantophryne lateralis
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Open encyclopedia reference
Mantophryne lateralis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and is found on the north coast of Papua in Indonesia and both north and south of the Central Range in Papua New Guinea. It is also known from the Normanby Island (Papua New Guinea). Common name Victoria archipelago frog has been proposed for it.
Mantophryne lateralis is an abundant and widespread species that occurs in tropical rainforests at elevations below 1,450 m (4,760 ft). It is adaptable and has also been recorded from rural gardens. It is active at night on the forest floor. It has direct development (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage). There are no known threats to this species whose range overlaps with a number of protected areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Mantophryne lateralis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:07:58.910203+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mantophryne lateralis Boulenger, 1897
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1897
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Mantophryne
- 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
- familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
- subfamilyAsterophryinae Günther, 1858
- genusMantophryne Boulenger, 1897
- speciesMantophryne lateralis Boulenger, 1897
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mantophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mantophryne menziesi (Zweifel, 1972) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantophryne axanthogaster Kraus & Allison, 2009 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantophryne louisiadensis (Parker, 1934) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mantophryne insignis Günther & Richards, 2016 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phrynomantis lateralis (Boulenger, 1897) (Boulenger, 1897) | 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=664285 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:3XX3D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.