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Oreophryne aurora Kraus, 2016

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Oreophryne aurora Kraus, 2016
Name authority
Kraus, 2016
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Microhylidae
Genus
Oreophryne
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
  11. subfamilyAsterophryinae Günther, 1858
  12. genusOreophryne Boettger, 1895
  13. speciesOreophryne aurora Kraus, 2016

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Oreophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Oreophryne idenburgensis Zweifel, 1956MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne gagneorum Kraus, 2013MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne anthonyi (Boulenger, 1897)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne zimmeri Ahl, 1933MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne moluccensis (Peters & Doria, 1878)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne sibilans Günther, 2003MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne inornata Zweifel, 1956MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne ezra Kraus & Allison, 2009MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne asplenicola Günther, 2003MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne ampelos Kraus, 2011MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne philosylleptoris Kraus, 2016MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Oreophryne wolterstorffi (Werner, 1901)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 516 records assigned to Microhylidae.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1104493 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:74TWH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.