Callulina meteora Menegon, Gower & Loader, 2011
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
Callulina meteora, the Nguru warty frog, is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae, endemic to Tanzania. It lives in the Nguru South Forest Reserve between 1980 and 2100 meters above sea level.
This frog has brightly colored glands and a metallic sheen to its skin.
Wikipedia contributors, Callulina meteora; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:37:05.269906+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Callulina meteora Menegon, Gower & Loader, 2011
- Name authority
- Menegon, Gower & Loader, 2011
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Brevicipitidae
- Genus
- Callulina
- 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
- familyBrevicipitidae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusCallulina Nieden, 1911
- speciesCallulina meteora Menegon, Gower & Loader, 2011
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Callulina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Callulina shengena Loader, Gower, Ngalason & Menegon, 2010 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Callulina dawida Loader, Measey, de Sá & Malonza, 2009 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Callulina kreffti Nieden, 1911 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Callulina laphami Loader, Gower, Ngalason & Menegon, 2010 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Callulina kisiwamsitu de Sá, Loader & Channing, 2004 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Callulina stanleyi Loader, Gower, Ngalason & Menegon, 2010 | BrevicipitidaeChordata | 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=1103462 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:697CF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.