Kalophrynus punctatus Peters, 1871
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.
Kalophrynus punctatus in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Carey Knox (iNaturalist user "carey_knox_southern_scales"). Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237426364
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Open encyclopedia reference
Kalophrynus punctatus, commonly called the dotted grainy frog or spotted sticky frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Kalophrynus punctatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:44:14.935535+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kalophrynus punctatus Peters, 1871
- Name authority
- Peters, 1871
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Kalophrynus
- 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
- subfamilyKalophryninae Mivart, 1869
- genusKalophrynus Tschudi, 1838
- speciesKalophrynus punctatus Peters, 1871
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kalophrynus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kalophrynus sinensis Peters, 1867 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus tiomanensis Chan, Grismer & Grismer, 2011 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus heterochirus Boulenger, 1900 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus bunguranus (Günther, 1895) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus kiewi Matsui, Eto, Belabut & Nishikawa, 2017 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus palmatissimus Kiew, 1984 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus barioensis Matsui & Nishikawa, 2011 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus anya Zug, 2015 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus interlineatus (Blyth, 1855) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus calciphilus Dehling, 2011 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus limbooliati Matsui, Nishikawa, Belabut, Ahmad & Yong, 2012 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalophrynus intermedius Inger, 1966 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Calophrynus punctatus Peters, 1871 Peters, 1871 | 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=664573 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:6NK58. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.