Austrochaperina mehelyi (Parker, 1934)
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
Austrochaperina mehelyi is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae, endemic to Papua New Guinea, known only from two localities, Adelbert Range and mountains of Huon Peninsula . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is very poorly known and was last collected in 2003 where it was abundant.
A. mehelyi was originally described as a new species Chaperina fusca by Hungarian zoologist Lajos Méhelÿ in 1901; however, that name was preoccupied by another frog species described already in 1892. A replacement for the specific name was given in 1934 by Hampton Wildman Parker.
Wikipedia contributors, Austrochaperina mehelyi; 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 mehelyi (Parker, 1934)
- Name authority
- (Parker, 1934)
- 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 mehelyi (Parker, 1934)
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 adelphe (Zweifel, 1985) | 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 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 mehelyi Parker, 1934 Parker, 1934 | synonym |
| Asterophrys mehelyi (Parker, 1934) (Parker, 1934) | 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=664413 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:JVZZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.