Boulenophrys cheni (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
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
Boulenophrys cheni is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the middle Luoxiao Mountains at the border of Jiangxi and Hunan provinces in south-eastern China. Its specific name honours Chen Chunquan, former director of the Jinggang National Nature Reserve.
Wikipedia contributors, Boulenophrys cheni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:30:25.333169+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boulenophrys cheni (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
- Name authority
- (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Boulenophrys
- 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
- familyMegophryidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyMegophryinae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusBoulenophrys Fei, Ye & Jiang, 2016
- speciesBoulenophrys cheni (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boulenophrys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boulenophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys elongata Zeng, Wang, Chen, Xiao, Zhan, Li & Lin, 2024 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys fengshunensis Wang, Zeng, Lyu & Wang, 2022 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys hungtai Wang, Zeng, Lyu, Xiao & Wang, 2022 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys insularis (Wang, Liu, Lyu, Zeng & Wang, 2017) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys lishuiensis (Wang, Liu & Jiang in Wang, Liu, Jiang, Jin, Xu & Wu, 2017) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys omeimontis (Liu, 1950) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys yaoshanensis Qi, Mo, Lyu, Wang & Wang, 2021 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys yunkaiensis Qi, Wang, Lyu & Wang, 2021 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys binchuanensis (Ye & Fei, 1995) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys boettgeri (Boulenger, 1899) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys brachykolos (Inger & Romer, 1961) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xenophrys cheni Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014 Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014 | synonym |
| Panophrys cheni (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) | synonym |
| Megophrys cheni (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) (Wang & Liu in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) | 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.
- Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) 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:V5B7L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.