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Anstisia vitellina (Wardell-Johnson & Roberts, 1989)

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.

Anstisia vitellina from Witchcliffe, Western Australia

Anstisia vitellina from Witchcliffe, Western Australia

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Open encyclopedia reference

Anstisia vitellina, commonly known as the orange-bellied frog, is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to a 20 hectare area near Margaret River in Southwest Australia. It is vulnerable to extinction due to fire and the destruction of habitat caused by feral pigs.

Wikipedia contributors, Anstisia vitellina; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:12:17.410243+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Anstisia vitellina (Wardell-Johnson & Roberts, 1989)
Name authority
(Wardell-Johnson & Roberts, 1989)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Myobatrachidae
Genus
Anstisia
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. superfamilyMyobatrachoidea Schlegel, 1850
  11. familyMyobatrachidae Schlegel in Gray, 1850
  12. genusAnstisia Webster & Bool, 2022
  13. speciesAnstisia vitellina (Wardell-Johnson & Roberts, 1989)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Anstisia lutea (Main, 1963)MyobatrachidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Geocrinia vitellina Wardell-Johnson & Roberts, 1989 Wardell-Johnson & Roberts, 1989synonym

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=1269858 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:LK9MF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.