Austrochaperina pluvialis (Zweifel, 1965)
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.
The Rain Frog (Austrochaperina pluvialis) from far-north Queensland.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Austrochaperina pluvialis, also known as the rain frog, white-browed chirper, flecked land frog, or whitebrowed whistle frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to northeastern Queensland, Australia.
Wikipedia contributors, Austrochaperina pluvialis; 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 pluvialis (Zweifel, 1965)
- Name authority
- (Zweifel, 1965)
- 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 pluvialis (Zweifel, 1965)
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 mehelyi (Parker, 1934) | 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 pluvialis Zweifel, 1965 Zweifel, 1965 | 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=664417 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:JW27. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.