NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Short-tailed Frogmouth
Batrachostomus poliolophus Hartert, 1892
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Sumatran frogmouth (Batrachostomus poliolophus), also known as the short-tailed frogmouth and the pale-faced frogmouth, is a nocturnal bird belonging to the family Podargidae. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Wikipedia contributors, Sumatran frogmouth; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:54:53.243049+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Batrachostomus poliolophus Hartert, 1892
- Name authority
- Hartert, 1892
- Common name
- Short-tailed Frogmouth
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Podargidae
- Genus
- Batrachostomus
- 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
- classAves
- orderCaprimulgiformes
- familyPodargidae
- subfamilyBatrachostominae
- genusBatrachostomus Gould, 1838
- speciesBatrachostomus poliolophus Hartert, 1892
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Batrachostomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Large FrogmouthBatrachostomus auritus (J. E. Gray, 1829) | PodargidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseni Stresemann, 1937 | PodargidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sunda FrogmouthBatrachostomus cornutus (Temminck, 1822) | PodargidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bornean FrogmouthBatrachostomus mixtus Sharpe, 1892 | PodargidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniliger Blyth, 1849 | PodargidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gould's FrogmouthBatrachostomus stellatus (Gould, 1837) | PodargidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dulit FrogmouthBatrachostomus harterti Sharpe, 1892 | PodargidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Batrachostomus poliolophus poliolophus Hartert, 1892 Hartert, 1892 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=555519 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:KZRH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.