Rhacophorus pardalis Günther, 1858
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 pardalis female (KU 330294) from mid-elevation, Mt. Cagua. Photo: RMB.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The harlequin tree frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Harlequin tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:47:00.632793+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhacophorus pardalis Günther, 1858
- Name authority
- Günther, 1858
- 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 pardalis Günther, 1858
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Polypedates pardalis (Günther, 1858) (Günther, 1858) | synonym |
| Rhacophorus rhyssocephalus Wolf, 1936 Wolf, 1936 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus pardalis rhyssocephalus Wolf, 1936 Wolf, 1936 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus pulchellus Werner, 1900 Werner, 1900 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus rizali Boettger, 1897 Boettger, 1897 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus pardalis pardalis Günther, 1858 Günther, 1858 | synonym |
| Rhacophorus pardalis pulchellus Werner, 1900 Werner, 1900 | 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=665665 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:4RXJC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.