Nidirana adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909)
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.
Rana adenopleura
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Open encyclopedia reference
Nidirana adenopleura is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Taiwan, south-eastern China, and in the Yaeyama Islands (Ryukyu Islands, Japan). Populations from Yaeyama Islands might represent a distinct, as yet undescribed species. The records from Vietnam and Thailand are uncertain.
Wikipedia contributors, Nidirana adenopleura; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:20:19.467222+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nidirana adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1909)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Nidirana
- 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
- familyRanidae Batsch, 1796
- genusNidirana Dubois, 1992
- speciesNidirana adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nidirana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nidirana daunchina (Chang, 1933) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana hainanensis (Fei, Ye & Jiang, 2007) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana lini (Chou, 1999) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana nankunensis Lyu, Zeng, Wang, Lin, Liu & Wang, 2017 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana okinavana (Boettger, 1895) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana chongqingensis Ma & Wang, 2023 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana guangxiensis Mo, Lyu, Huang, Liao & Wang, 2021 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana leishanensis Li, Wei, Xu, Cui, Fei, Jiang, Liu & Wang, 2019 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana mangveni Lyu, Qi & Y. Y. Wang, 2020 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana noadihing Boruah, Deepak & Das, 2023 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana occidentalis Lyu, Yang & Wang, 2020 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana xiangica Lyu & Wang, 2020 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hylorana adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909) (Boulenger, 1909) | synonym |
| Nidirana caldwelli (Schmidt, 1925) (Schmidt, 1925) | synonym |
| Rana adenopleura Boulenger, 1909 Boulenger, 1909 | synonym |
| Rana caldwelli Schmidt, 1925 Schmidt, 1925 | synonym |
| Hylarana adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909) (Boulenger, 1909) | synonym |
| Babina adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909) (Boulenger, 1909) | synonym |
| Babina caldwelli (Schmidt, 1925) (Schmidt, 1925) | 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=1101364 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:47DFM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.