Occidozyga diminutiva (Taylor, 1922)
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
The small-headed frog or tiny oriental frog (Occidozyga diminutiva) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.
It is endemic to the Philippines where it is found on Mindanao (including Mount Malindang), Basilan, and in the Sulu Archipelago.
Wikipedia contributors, Small-headed frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:26:44.283821+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Occidozyga diminutiva (Taylor, 1922)
- Name authority
- (Taylor, 1922)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dicroglossidae
- Genus
- Occidozyga
- 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
- familyDicroglossidae Anderson, 1871
- subfamilyOccidozyginae Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990
- genusOccidozyga Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822
- speciesOccidozyga diminutiva (Taylor, 1922)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Occidozyga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Occidozyga laevis (Günther, 1858) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga lima (Gravenhorst, 1829) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga magnapustulosa (Taylor & Elbel, 1958) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga martensii (Peters, 1867) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga semipalmata Smith, 1927 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga sumatrana (Peters, 1877) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga berbeza Matsui, Nishikawa, Eto, Hamidy, Hossman & Fukuyama, 2021 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga myanhessei (Köhler, Vargas, Than & Thammachoti in Köhler et al., 2021) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga swanbornorum (Trageser, Al-Razi, Maria, Nobel, Asaduzzaman & Rahman, 2021) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga baluensis (Boulenger, 1896) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga celebensis Smith, 1927 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Occidozyga floresiana Mertens, 1927 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Occidozyga diminutivus (Taylor, 1922) (Taylor, 1922) | synonym |
| Ooeidozyga diminutivus (Taylor, 1922) (Taylor, 1922) | synonym |
| Phrynoglossus diminutivus (Taylor, 1922) (Taylor, 1922) | synonym |
| Staurois diminutivus (Taylor, 1922) (Taylor, 1922) | synonym |
| Micrixalus diminutiva Taylor, 1922 Taylor, 1922 | synonym |
| Phrynoglossus diminutiva (Taylor, 1922) (Taylor, 1922) | 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=774175 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:48BSH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.