Sphenophryne crassa Zweifel, 1956
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
Sphenophryne crassa is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to eastern New Guinea and is known from the Mount Dayman and Mount Simpson in the Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea. Common name Papua land frog has been proposed for it.
Sphenophryne crassa is fossorial frog that occurs in open tussock grass and shrublands, and sometimes, in montane closed-canopy forest, at elevations of 2,050–2,600 m (6,730–8,530 ft) above sea level. It is a common species in suitable habitat. It is probably not facing any significant threats in its remote habitats.
Wikipedia contributors, Sphenophryne crassa; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:52:21.723061+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sphenophryne crassa Zweifel, 1956
- Name authority
- Zweifel, 1956
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Sphenophryne
- 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
- familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
- subfamilyAsterophryinae Günther, 1858
- genusSphenophryne Peters & Doria, 1878
- speciesSphenophryne crassa Zweifel, 1956
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sphenophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sphenophryne coggeri (Zweifel, 2000) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne cornuta Peters & Doria, 1878 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne dentata Tyler & Menzies, 1971 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne similis (Zweifel, 2000) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne stenodactyla (Zweifel, 2000) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne brevicrus (Van Kampen, 1913) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne magnitympanum (Kraus & Allison, 2009) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne miniafia (Kraus, 2014) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne rhododactyla (Boulenger, 1897) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne rubra (Zweifel, 2000) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphenophryne thomsoni (Boulenger, 1890) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oxydactyla crassa (Zweifel, 1956) (Zweifel, 1956) | 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=1097605 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:4YW97. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.