Occidozyga martensii (Peters, 1867)
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 round-tongued floating frog (Occidozyga martensii) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Occidozyga magnapustulosus, distributed in scattered locations of northern Thailand and Laos, might be included within it.
Wikipedia contributors, Round-tongued floating 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 martensii (Peters, 1867)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1867)
- 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 martensii (Peters, 1867)
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 diminutiva (Taylor, 1922) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 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 vittatus (Andersson, 1942) (Andersson, 1942) | synonym |
| Occidozyga vittata (Andersson, 1942) (Andersson, 1942) | synonym |
| Oxyglossus martensii (Peters, 1867) (Peters, 1867) | synonym |
| Phrynoglossus vittata (Andersson, 1942) (Andersson, 1942) | synonym |
| Phrynoglossus vittatus (Andersson, 1942) (Andersson, 1942) | synonym |
| Phrynoglossus martensii Peters, 1867 Peters, 1867 | synonym |
| Ooeidozyga laevis martensii (Peters, 1867) (Peters, 1867) | synonym |
| Oxyglossus laevis vittata Andersson, 1942 Andersson, 1942 | 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=665110 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:48BSS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.