Austrochaperina adelphe (Zweifel, 1985)
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.
Northern Territory Frog (Austrochaperina adelphe)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Northern Territory frog (Austrochaperina adelphe), also known as the peeping land frog, Top End chirper and Top End tiny frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.
It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps, moist savanna, intermittent rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Northern Territory frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:18:25.653263+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Austrochaperina adelphe (Zweifel, 1985)
- Name authority
- (Zweifel, 1985)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Austrochaperina
- 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
- genusAustrochaperina Fry, 1912
- speciesAustrochaperina adelphe (Zweifel, 1985)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Austrochaperina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Austrochaperina yelaensis Zweifel, 2000 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina brevipes (Boulenger, 1897) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina fryi (Zweifel, 1962) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina hooglandi (Zweifel, 1967) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina macrorhyncha (Van Kampen, 1906) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina mehelyi (Parker, 1934) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina pluvialis (Zweifel, 1965) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina polysticta (Méhely, 1901) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina punctata (Van Kampen, 1913) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina septentrionalis Allison & Kraus, 2003 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina brachypus Günther & Richards, 2019 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Austrochaperina fulva Günther & Richards, 2019 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sphenophryne adelphe Zweifel, 1985 Zweifel, 1985 | 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=664402 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:JVZJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.