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Choerophryne gunnari (Menzies, 1999)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Choerophryne gunnari is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and is known from the area of its type locality in the Central Province, and from the western slopes of Mount Obree, also in the Central Province.

Wikipedia contributors, Choerophryne gunnari; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:42:17.061825+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Choerophryne gunnari (Menzies, 1999)
Name authority
(Menzies, 1999)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Microhylidae
Genus
Choerophryne
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
  11. subfamilyAsterophryinae Günther, 1858
  12. genusChoerophryne Van Kampen, 1914
  13. speciesChoerophryne gunnari (Menzies, 1999)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Choerophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Choerophryne siegfriedi (Menzies, 1999)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne valkuriarum (Menzies, 1999)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne arndtorum Günther, 2008MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne gracilirostris Iannella, Richards & Oliver, 2014MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne murrita (Kraus & Allison, 2009)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1948)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne nigrescens Günther, 2008MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne variegata (Van Kampen, 1923)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne bisyllaba Günther & Richards, 2017MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne gudrunae (Menzies, 1999)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne brevicrus (Günther & Richards, 2012)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choerophryne epirrhina Iannella, Oliver & Richards, 2015MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Albericus gunnari Menzies, 1999 Menzies, 1999synonym

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1096655 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:5XZ47. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.