Austrochaperina yelaensis Zweifel, 2000
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
Austrochaperina yelaensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae endemic to Papua New Guinea. It was originally only known from a specimen found around 1960 but was rediscovered again at the original location and a new one at Vanatinai. The population is unknown as it is not uncommon but also not frequently found. There are no major threats and it is protected by Vanatinai and Rossel Island.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Austrochaperina yelaensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:18:25.653263+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Austrochaperina yelaensis Zweifel, 2000
- Name authority
- Zweifel, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Austrochaperina
- 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
- genusAustrochaperina Fry, 1912
- speciesAustrochaperina yelaensis Zweifel, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Austrochaperina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Austrochaperina adelphe (Zweifel, 1985) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina brevipes (Boulenger, 1897) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina fryi (Zweifel, 1962) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina hooglandi (Zweifel, 1967) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina macrorhyncha (Van Kampen, 1906) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina mehelyi (Parker, 1934) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina pluvialis (Zweifel, 1965) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina polysticta (Méhely, 1901) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina punctata (Van Kampen, 1913) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina septentrionalis Allison & Kraus, 2003 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina brachypus Günther & Richards, 2019 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina fulva Günther & Richards, 2019 | 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=664422 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:5VXCX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.