Sandyrana pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018)
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
Sandyrana pallidofemora is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae, endemic to Papua New Guinea.
This frog has green coloring on the mucosa of its mouth. Scientists place it in the same species group as the northern New Guinea tree frog.
Wikipedia contributors, Sandyrana pallidofemora; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:50:53.566598+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sandyrana pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018)
- Name authority
- (Kraus, 2018)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Sandyrana
- 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
- genusSandyrana Wells & Wellington, 1985
- speciesSandyrana pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sandyrana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sandyrana infrafrenata (Günther, 1867) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sandyrana lubisi (Oliver, Günther, Tjaturadi & Richards, 2021) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sandyrana multicolor (Günther, 2004) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sandyrana dux (Richards & Oliver, 2006) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sandyrana hunti (Richards, Oliver, Dahl & Tjaturadi, 2006) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sandyrana nullicedens (Kraus, 2018) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Litoria pallidofemora Kraus, 2018 Kraus, 2018 | synonym |
| Nyctimystes pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018) (Kraus, 2018) | 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=1271338 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:V5C7P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.