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Microhyla taraiensis Khatiwada, Shu, Wang, Thapa, Wang & Jiang, 2017

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.

Open encyclopedia reference

Microphyla taraiensis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog from eastern Nepal. It is currently known only from its type locality in Jamun Khadi, Jhapa District, eastern Nepal. The specific name taraiensis is derived from the noun "Tarai". It is referring to the flat southern plains of Nepal, the area of the type locality. Common name Tarai narrow-mouthed frog has been suggested for it.

Wikipedia contributors, Microhyla taraiensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:12:59.381427+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Microhyla taraiensis Khatiwada, Shu, Wang, Thapa, Wang & Jiang, 2017
Name authority
Khatiwada, Shu, Wang, Thapa, Wang & Jiang, 2017
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Microhylidae
Genus
Microhyla
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. familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
  11. subfamilyMicrohylinae Günther, 1858
  12. genusMicrohyla Tschudi, 1838
  13. speciesMicrohyla taraiensis Khatiwada, Shu, Wang, Thapa, Wang & Jiang, 2017

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Microhyla achatina Tschudi, 1838MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla aurantiventris Nguyen, Poyarkov, Nguyen, Nguyen, Tran, Gorin, Murphy & Nguyen, 2019MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla borneensis Parker, 1928MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla darevskii Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Orlov, Galoyan, Tran, Le, Kretova & Geissler, 2014MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla darreli Garg, Suyesh, Das, Jiang, Wijayathilaka, Amarasinghe, Alhadi, Vineeth, Aravind et al., 2018MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla ornata (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla rubra (Jerdon, 1853)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla laterite Seshadri, Singal, Priti, Ravikanth, Vidisha, Saurabh, Pratik & Gururaja, 2016MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla karunaratnei Fernando & Siriwardhane, 1996MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla malcolmi Cochran, 1927MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla kodial Vineeth, Radhakrishna, Godwin, Anwesha, Rajashekhar & Aravind, 2018MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Microhyla gadjahmadai Atmaja, Hamidy, Arisuryanti, Matsui & Smith, 2018MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 516 records assigned to Microhylidae.

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=1104416 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:42XBW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.