Nanohyla annamensis (Smith, 1923)
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.

geographic distribution of Microhyla annamensis
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Open encyclopedia reference
Nanohyla annamensis, commonly known as the Annam chorus frog, Annam narrow-mouthed frog, Vietnam rice frog or minute narrow-mouthed frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and degradation.
Wikipedia contributors, Nanohyla annamensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:15:39.594778+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nanohyla annamensis (Smith, 1923)
- Name authority
- (Smith, 1923)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Nanohyla
- 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
- subfamilyMicrohylinae Günther, 1858
- genusNanohyla Poyarkov, Gorin & Scherz in Gorin, Scherz, Korost & Poyarkov, 2021
- speciesNanohyla annamensis (Smith, 1923)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nanohyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nanohyla albopunctata Poyarkov, Gorin & Trofimets, 2023 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanohyla arboricola (Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Orlov, Galoyan, Tran, Le, Kretova & Geissler, 2014) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanohyla marmorata (Bain & Nguyen, 2004) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanohyla perparva (Inger & Frogner, 1979) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanohyla petrigena (Inger & Frogner, 1979) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanohyla pulchella (Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Orlov, Galoyan, Tran, Le, Kretova & Geissler, 2014) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanohyla hongiaoensis (Hoang, Luong, Nguyen, Orlov, Chen, Wang & Jiang, 2020) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Microhyla annamensis Smith, 1923 Smith, 1923 | 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=1270457 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:QMT9B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.