Philautus refugii Inger & Stuebing, 1996
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
Philautus refugii is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.
It is found in Malaysia and possibly Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It has been observed in two different places, one 840 metres above sea level and one between 900 and 1490 metres above sea level.
This frog is classified as vulnerable to extinction because of habitat loss attributable to logging and the conversion of forest to palm oil plantations.
The adult male frog measures about 18–22 mm in snout-vent length, and the adult female frog is about 18–20 mm long. This frog has been observed on shrub plants. Male frogs sit about 2 meters above the ground and call to the female frogs. This frog undergoes direct development, hatching as a froglet with no free-swimming tadpole stage.
Wikipedia contributors, Philautus refugii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:40:27.802266+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Philautus refugii Inger & Stuebing, 1996
- Name authority
- Inger & Stuebing, 1996
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Philautus
- 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
- familyRhacophoridae Hoffman, 1932
- subfamilyRhacophorinae Hoffman, 1932
- genusPhilautus Gistel, 1848
- speciesPhilautus refugii Inger & Stuebing, 1996
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Philautus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Philautus cornutus (Boulenger, 1920) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus davidlabangi Matsui, 2009 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus disgregus Inger, 1989 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus dubius (Boulenger, 1882) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus gunungensis Malkmus & Riede, 1996 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus ingeri Dring, 1987 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus juliandringi Dehling, 2010 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus kakipanjang Dehling & Dehling, 2013 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus kempii (Annandale, 1912) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus microdiscus (Annandale, 1912) | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus mjobergi Smith, 1925 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philautus nephophilus Dehling, Matsui & Yambun Imbun, 2016 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=665567 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:4G5KH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.