Barygenys cheesmanae Parker, 1936
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
Barygenys cheesmanae is a species of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to eastern New Guinea and is only known from Mount Tafa in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. The specific name cheesmanae honors Lucy Evelyn Cheesman, an English entomologist, explorer, curator at London Zoo, and collector of the holotype. Common name Cheesman's Papua frog has been coined for this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Barygenys cheesmanae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:19:53.817820+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Barygenys cheesmanae Parker, 1936
- Name authority
- Parker, 1936
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Barygenys
- 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
- genusBarygenys Parker, 1936
- speciesBarygenys cheesmanae Parker, 1936
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Barygenys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barygenys parvula Zweifel, 1981 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barygenys atra (Günther, 1896) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barygenys nana Zweifel, 1972 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barygenys maculata Menzies & Tyler, 1977 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barygenys exsul Zweifel, 1963 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barygenys resima Kraus, 2013 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barygenys flavigularis Zweifel, 1972 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barygenys apodasta Kraus, 2013 | 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.
- Parker, H. W. (1936). A Collection of Reptiles and Amphibians from the Mountains of British New Guinea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural Histoy, Ser. 10, Vol. 17, No. 97. 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:68DJF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.