Amnihyla becki (Loveridge, 1945)
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
Beck's tree frog (Amnihyla becki) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, grasslands and streams. It was first described by the British biologist and herpetologist Arthur Loveridge in 1945 and is named in honour of the American ornithologist and explorer Rollo Beck who led the Whitney South Seas Expedition in the 1920s, collecting bird and other specimens from thousands of islands in the South Pacific.
Wikipedia contributors, Beck's tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:06:22.162279+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amnihyla becki (Loveridge, 1945)
- Name authority
- (Loveridge, 1945)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Amnihyla
- 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
- familyPelodryadidae Günther, 1858
- genusAmnihyla Richards, Mahony & Donnellan in Donnellan et al., 2025
- speciesAmnihyla becki (Loveridge, 1945)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amnihyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amnihyla kikori (Richards & Oliver, 2024) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla scabra (Günther & Richards, 2005) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla bulmeri (Tyler, 1968) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla grinpela (Richards & Oliver, 2024) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla micromembrana (Tyler, 1963) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla modica (Tyler, 1968) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla leucova (Tyler, 1968) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla oenicolen (Menzies & Zweifel, 1974) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla spinifera (Tyler, 1968) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla megalops (Richards & Iskandar, 2006) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla rara (Günther & Richards, 2005) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amnihyla longicrus (Boulenger, 1911) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dryopsophus becki (Loveridge, 1945) (Loveridge, 1945) | synonym |
| Hyla becki Loveridge, 1945 Loveridge, 1945 | synonym |
| Litoria becki (Loveridge, 1945) (Loveridge, 1945) | synonym |
| Ranoidea becki (Loveridge, 1945) (Loveridge, 1945) | 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=1271347 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:V5C2J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.