Asterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994
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
Asterophrys leucopus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to northwestern Papua New Guinea where it is known from three locations: Stolle Mountain in the Sandaun Province—its type locality, and Hunstein Mountains in the East Sepik Province and the Bewani Mountains in the West Sepik Province.
Wikipedia contributors, Asterophrys leucopus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:14:25.201397+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Asterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994
- Name authority
- Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Asterophrys
- 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
- genusAsterophrys Tschudi, 1838
- speciesAsterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Asterophrys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Asterophrys foja (Günther, Richards & Tjaturadi, 2016) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys marani (Günther, 2009) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys slateri Loveridge, 1955 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys pullifer (Günther, 2006) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys eurydactyla (Zweifel, 1972) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=664252 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:5VTZN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.