Pseudophryne raveni Ingram & Corben, 1994
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.
Copper-backed Broodfrog (Pseudophryne raveni). Species of amphbian.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The copper-backed brood frog (Pseudophryne raveni) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes from Mount Tamborine to Nerang.
Wikipedia contributors, Copper-backed brood frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:21:11.286890+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudophryne raveni Ingram & Corben, 1994
- Name authority
- Ingram & Corben, 1994
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Myobatrachidae
- Genus
- Pseudophryne
- 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
- superfamilyMyobatrachoidea Schlegel, 1850
- familyMyobatrachidae Schlegel in Gray, 1850
- genusPseudophryne Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesPseudophryne raveni Ingram & Corben, 1994
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudophryne bibronii Günther, 1859 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne occidentalis Parker, 1940 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne pengilleyi Wells & Wellington, 1985 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne australis (Gray, 1835) | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne coriacea Keferstein, 1868 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne corroboree Moore, 1953 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne covacevichae Ingram & Corben, 1994 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne dendyi Lucas, 1892 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne douglasi Main, 1964 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne guentheri Boulenger, 1882 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne robinsoni Donnellan, Mahony & Bertozzi, 2012 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudophryne semimarmorata Lucas, 1892 | MyobatrachidaeChordata | 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=664697 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:4P7GF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.