Rhacophorus helenae Rowley, Tran, Hoang & Le, 2012
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.
Rhacophorus helenae (Helen’s Flying Treefrog) in Vietnam. Photo by Chris Oldnall. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176939123
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Open encyclopedia reference
Rhacophorus helenae, commonly called Helen’s flying treefrog, is a flying frog found in low-lying forests of southern Vietnam, from Nui Ong Nature Reserve, Bình Thuận Province to jungle in Tân Phú District, Đồng Nai. The common name is an honorific for Helen M. Rowley, the mother of co-describer Jodi Rowley.
This frog has a body length of about 72–86 mm (2.8–3.4 in) in males and 89–91 mm (3.5–3.6 in) in females. The back and head are green or blue with white spots. Its belly and eyes are white, and has webbed hands and feet which help this frog to glide from tree to tree, and occasionally from the canopy to the ground to breed. This frog is under threat due to the large human population.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhacophorus helenae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:45:40.606456+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhacophorus helenae Rowley, Tran, Hoang & Le, 2012
- Name authority
- Rowley, Tran, Hoang & Le, 2012
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhacophoridae
- Genus
- Rhacophorus
- 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
- genusRhacophorus Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822
- speciesRhacophorus helenae Rowley, Tran, Hoang & Le, 2012
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhacophorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhacophorus baluensis Inger, 1954 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus barisani Harvey, Pemberton & Smith, 2002 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus bifasciatus Van Kampen, 1923 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus bipunctatus Ahl, 1927 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus borneensis Matsui, Shimada & Sudin, 2013 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus catamitus Harvey, Pemberton & Smith, 2002 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus hoanglienensis Orlov, Lathrop, Murphy & Ho, 2001 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus indonesiensis Hamidy & Kurniati, 2015 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus kio Ohler & Delorme, 2006 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus larissae Ostroshabov, Orlov & Nguyen, 2013 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883 | RhacophoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhacophorus modestus Boulenger, 1920 | 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=1102419 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:4RXF7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.