Kallistobatrachus iris (Tyler, 1962)
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
The Western Highland treefrog (Kallistobatrachus iris) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae found found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are tropical moist forests, both pristine and degraded, above 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), with a single record at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The western highland frog is often very brightly coloured, with a mottled green, brown and/or yellow back, and the flash colouration on the inner thigh is bright blue, red or yellow and often blotched with white or purple.
Wikipedia contributors, Western Highland treefrog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:43:42.647169+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kallistobatrachus iris (Tyler, 1962)
- Name authority
- (Tyler, 1962)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Kallistobatrachus
- 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
- genusKallistobatrachus Richards, Mahony & Donnellan in Donnellan et al., 2025
- speciesKallistobatrachus iris (Tyler, 1962)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kallistobatrachus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kallistobatrachus aplini (Richards & Donnellan, 2020) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kallistobatrachus lisae (Richards, Donnellan & Oliver, 2023) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hyla iris Tyler, 1962 Tyler, 1962 | synonym |
| Litoria iris (Tyler, 1962) (Tyler, 1962) | 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=1271426 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:V5DJ3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.