Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)
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 rolandae (common names: Sri Lanka bullfrog, Roland's burrowing frog, southern burrowing frog, marble sand frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in Sri Lanka. It is controversial whether the species also occurs in India and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and pastureland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Sphaerotheca rolandae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:52:14.611828+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)
- Name authority
- (Dubois, 1983)
- 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 rolandae (Dubois, 1983)
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 leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana breviceps rolandae Dubois, 1983 Dubois, 1983 | synonym |
| Tomopterna rolandae (Dubois, 1983) (Dubois, 1983) | 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=665452 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:4YSMX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.