Xenorhina zweifeli (Kraus & Allison, 2002)
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
Xenorhina zweifeli is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and is only known from the Bewani and Hunstein Mountains in northern Papua New Guinea. The species is named for American herpetologist Richard G. Zweifel, a specialist in New Guinean herpetology and microhylid frogs; he is also said to share "characteristically terse vocalizations" with this frog.
Wikipedia contributors, Xenorhina zweifeli; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:17.705993+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xenorhina zweifeli (Kraus & Allison, 2002)
- Name authority
- (Kraus & Allison, 2002)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Xenorhina
- 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
- genusXenorhina Peters, 1863
- speciesXenorhina zweifeli (Kraus & Allison, 2002)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xenorhina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Xenorhina ophiodon (Peters & Doria, 1878) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina oxycephala (Schlegel, 1858) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina parkerorum Zweifel, 1972 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina rostrata (Méhely, 1898) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina scheepstrai (Blum & Menzies, 1989) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina schiefenhoeveli (Blum & Menzies, 1989) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina similis (Zweifel, 1956) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina subcrocea (Menzies & Tyler, 1977) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina macrodisca Günther & Richards, 2005 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina varia Günther & Richards, 2005 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina bouwensi (De Witte, 1930) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Xenorhina macrops Van Kampen, 1913 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Xenobatrachus zweifeli Kraus & Allison, 2002 Kraus & Allison, 2002 | 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=774882 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:5CBFF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.