Heterixalus variabilis (Ahl, 1930)
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
Heterixalus variabilis is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Heterixalus variabilis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:20:50.758268+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heterixalus variabilis (Ahl, 1930)
- Name authority
- (Ahl, 1930)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hyperoliidae
- Genus
- Heterixalus
- 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
- familyHyperoliidae Laurent, 1943
- subfamilyHyperoliinae Laurent, 1943
- genusHeterixalus Laurent, 1944
- speciesHeterixalus variabilis (Ahl, 1930)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heterixalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Heterixalus andrakata Glaw & Vences, 1991 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus carbonei Vences, Glaw, Jesu & Schimmenti, 2000 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus luteostriatus (Andersson, 1910) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus rutenbergi (Boettger, 1881) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus tricolor (Boettger, 1881) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1882) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus boettgeri (Mocquard, 1902) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heterixalus punctatus Glaw & Vences, 1994 | HyperoliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Megalixalus variabilis Ahl, 1930 Ahl, 1930 | synonym |
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=663076 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:6M2XG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.