Anhydrophryne rattrayi Hewitt, 1919
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.
Rattray's Frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi). Species of amphibian.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Hogsback frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi), or Rattray's forest frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is one of three species within the genus Anhydrophryne. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Wikipedia contributors, Hogsback frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:09:01.426980+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anhydrophryne rattrayi Hewitt, 1919
- Name authority
- Hewitt, 1919
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
- Anhydrophryne
- 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
- familyPyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyCacosterninae Noble, 1931
- genusAnhydrophryne Hewitt, 1919
- speciesAnhydrophryne rattrayi Hewitt, 1919
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anhydrophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrophryne hewitti (FitzSimons, 1947) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis (Bishop & Passmore, 1993) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | 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=664736 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.
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:672CH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.