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Nothophryne baylissi Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Nothophryne baylissi Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018
Name authority
Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Pyxicephalidae
Genus
Nothophryne
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. familyPyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
  11. subfamilyCacosterninae Noble, 1931
  12. genusNothophryne Poynton, 1963
  13. speciesNothophryne baylissi Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Nothophryne inagoensis Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018PyxicephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nothophryne ribauensis Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018PyxicephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nothophryne unilurio Conradie, Bittencourt-Silva, Farooq, Loader, Menegon & Tolley, 2018PyxicephalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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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=1104213 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:47TL9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.