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Scutiger luozhaensis Shi, Sui, Ma, Ji, Bu-Dian & Jiang, 2023

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Scutiger luozhaensis Shi, Sui, Ma, Ji, Bu-Dian & Jiang, 2023
Name authority
Shi, Sui, Ma, Ji, Bu-Dian & Jiang, 2023
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Megophryidae
Genus
Scutiger
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. familyMegophryidae Bonaparte, 1850
  11. subfamilyLeptobrachiinae Dubois, 1980
  12. genusScutiger Theobald, 1868
  13. speciesScutiger luozhaensis Shi, Sui, Ma, Ji, Bu-Dian & Jiang, 2023

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Scutiger glandulatus (Liu, 1950)MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger gongshanensis Yang & Su, 1979MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger maculatus (Liu, 1950)MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger mammatus (Günther, 1896)MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger muliensis Fei & Ye, 1986MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger pingwuensis Liu & Tian, 1978MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger spinosus Jiang, Wang, Li & Che, 2016MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger tengchongensis Yang & Huang, 2019MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger wuguanfui Jiang, Rao, Yuan, Wang, Li, Hou, Che & Che, 2012MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger adungensis Dubois, 1979MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger wolong Lyu, Gao, Huang, Wu, Jiang, Jiang & Li, 2025MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Scutiger feiliangi Zhou, Guan & Shi, 2023MegophryidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 232 records assigned to Megophryidae.

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=1270830 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:SWTCG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.