Chlorohyla gracilenta (Peters, 1869)
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.
Daintree, North Queensland, AUSTRALIA Scanned Slide from Nov 2000
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Open encyclopedia reference
The dainty green tree frog (Chlorohyla gracilenta), also known as the graceful tree frog, is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is native to eastern Queensland, and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia and ranges from northern Cape York in Queensland to Gosford in New South Wales, with a small and most likely introduced population in Hornsby Heights in Sydney. It is one of two faunal emblems of the City of Brisbane.
Wikipedia contributors, Dainty green tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:41:29.492675+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chlorohyla gracilenta (Peters, 1869)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1869)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Chlorohyla
- 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
- genusChlorohyla Mahony, Donnellan & Richards in Donnellan et al., 2025
- speciesChlorohyla gracilenta (Peters, 1869)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlorohyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorohyla callista (Kraus, 2013) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chlorohyla elkeae (Günther & Richards, 2000) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chlorohyla kumae (Menzies & Tyler, 2004) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chlorohyla robinsonae (Oliver, Stuart-Fox & Richards, 2008) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chlorohyla bella (McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chlorohyla eschata (Kraus & Allison, 2009) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chlorohyla auae (Menzies & Tyler, 2004) | 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 gracilentus (Peters, 1869) (Peters, 1869) | synonym |
| Hyla luteiventris Ogilby, 1907 Ogilby, 1907 | synonym |
| Dryomantis gracilenta (Peters, 1869) (Peters, 1869) | synonym |
| Hyla fordii Günther, 1876 Günther, 1876 | synonym |
| Ranoidea gracilenta (Peters, 1869) (Peters, 1869) | synonym |
| Hyla gracilenta Peters, 1869 Peters, 1869 | synonym |
| Litoria gracilenta (Peters, 1869) (Peters, 1869) | synonym |
| Pelodryas granulata Peters, 1873 Peters, 1873 | 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=1271383 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:V5CKC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.