Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937)
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
Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (common names: Wattakole bullfrog, Rao's burrowing frog, Rao's white-banded frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to India: it is only known from its type locality in Kodagu district, Karnataka, in southern India. The type specimen is lost, and this name might be a junior synonym of Sphaerotheca breviceps.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937)
- Name authority
- (Rao, 1937)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dicroglossidae
- Genus
- Sphaerotheca
- 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
- familyDicroglossidae Anderson, 1871
- subfamilyDicroglossinae Anderson, 1871
- genusSphaerotheca Günther, 1859
- speciesSphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sphaerotheca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sphaerotheca strachani (Murray, 1884) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaerotheca dobsonii (Boulenger, 1882) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaerotheca bengaluru Deepak, Dinesh, Ohler, Shanker, Channakeshavamurthy & Ashadevi, 2020 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaerotheca maskeyi (Schleich & Anders, 1998) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaerotheca pluvialis (Jerdon, 1853) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana leucorhynchus Rao, 1937 Rao, 1937 | synonym |
| Tomopterna leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937) (Rao, 1937) | synonym |
| Sphaerotheca leuchorhynchus (Rao, 1937) (Rao, 1937) | 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=665450 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:4YSM7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.