Odorrana swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903)
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.
Taiwan odorous frog (Odorrana swinhoana), Shanlin Creek, Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
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Open encyclopedia reference
Odorrana swinhoana is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Taiwan and widely distributed in hilly areas below 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It is named for Robert Swinhoe, a British naturalist and diplomat. Its common names include Swinhoe's brown frog, Bangkimtsing frog, brown-backed odorous frog, Taiwan odorous frog, and Taiwan sucker frog.
Wikipedia contributors, Odorrana swinhoana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:29:07.448446+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Odorrana swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1903)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Odorrana
- 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
- genusOdorrana Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990
- speciesOdorrana swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Odorrana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Odorrana anlungensis (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana arunachalensis Saikia, Sinha & Kharkongor, 2017 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana bacboensis (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana chloronota (Günther, 1876) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana exiliversabilis Li, Ye & Fei in Fei, Ye & Li, 2001 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana fengkaiensis Wang, Lau, Yang, Chen, Liu, Pang & Liu, 2015 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana gigatympana (Orlov, Ananjeva & Ho, 2006) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana graminea (Boulenger, 1900) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana hainanensis Fei, Ye & Li, 2001 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana heatwolei (Stuart & Bain, 2005) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana hosii (Boulenger, 1891) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana huanggangensis Chen, Zhou & Zheng, 2010 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Huia swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903) (Boulenger, 1903) | synonym |
| Rana taiwaniana Otsu, 1973 Otsu, 1973 | synonym |
| Rana narina swinhoana Boulenger, 1903 Boulenger, 1903 | synonym |
| Amolops taiwanianus (Otsu, 1973) (Otsu, 1973) | synonym |
| Eburana swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903) (Boulenger, 1903) | synonym |
| Hylorana swinhoana (Boulenger, 1903) (Boulenger, 1903) | synonym |
| Rana kosempensis Werner, 1914 Werner, 1914 | synonym |
| Rana swinhoana Boulenger, 1903 Boulenger, 1903 | 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=775168 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:48SGT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.