Nidirana chapaensis (Bourret, 1937)
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
Nidirana chapaensis, commonly known as the Chapa frog or glandular-sided frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand, although records from Thailand may refer to Nidirana lini.
Nidirana chapaensis is associated with pools and small streams. It is at least locally common, and it appears to tolerate some habitat modification. Considering these factors and the relatively broad distribution of N. chapaensis, IUCN does not consider it threatened.
Wikipedia contributors, Nidirana chapaensis; 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 chapaensis (Bourret, 1937)
- Name authority
- (Bourret, 1937)
- 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 chapaensis (Bourret, 1937)
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 adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana chapaensis (Bourret, 1937) (Bourret, 1937) | synonym |
| Hylarana chapaensis Bourret, 1937 Bourret, 1937 | synonym |
| Babina chapaensis (Bourret, 1937) (Bourret, 1937) | 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=1101414 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:47DFP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.