Neobatrachus kunapalari Mahony & Roberts, 1986
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.
Neobatrachus kunapalari - Wheatbelt Frog in Kalbarri National Park, Australia. Photo by Lawrence Hylton. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292064871
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Wheatbelt frog (Neobatrachus kunapalari) or Kunapalari frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae.
It is endemic to arid zones, south of Menzies and Wubin and its distribution extends to the edges of the Nullabor plain in Western Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Wikipedia contributors, Wheatbelt frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:18:35.663887+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neobatrachus kunapalari Mahony & Roberts, 1986
- Name authority
- Mahony & Roberts, 1986
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Limnodynastidae
- Genus
- Neobatrachus
- 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
- superfamilyMyobatrachoidea Schlegel, 1850
- familyLimnodynastidae Lynch, 1969
- genusNeobatrachus Peters, 1863
- speciesNeobatrachus kunapalari Mahony & Roberts, 1986
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neobatrachus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neobatrachus fulvus Mahony & Roberts, 1986 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus pelobatoides (Werner, 1914) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus pictus Peters, 1863 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus sudelli (Lamb, 1911) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus sutor Main, 1957 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus wilsmorei (Parker, 1940) | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus albipes Roberts, Mahony, Kendrick & Majors, 1991 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neobatrachus aquilonius Tyler, Davies & Martin, 1981 | LimnodynastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=663964 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:46B2K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.