Chlorohyla bella (McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016)
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.
Cape York Graceful Treefrog
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Open encyclopedia reference
Chlorohyla bella is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae, first found in Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The species is most similar to many Chlorohyla species, but can be distinguished by having a large male body size (between 34.5 to 41.8 millimetres (1.36 to 1.65 in)), a "near-immaculate" green dorsum, an orange venter, its bright orange-coloured digits and webbing, the purple lateral surfaces of its thighs, by lacking a canthal stripe, its white bones, and a single-note male advertisement call. It inhabits rainforest and monsoon vine thicket near water.
Wikipedia contributors, Chlorohyla bella; 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 bella (McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016)
- Name authority
- (McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016)
- 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 bella (McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016)
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 gracilenta (Peters, 1869) | 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Litoria bella McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016 McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016 | synonym |
| Ranoidea bella (McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016) (McDonald, Rowley, Richards & Frankham, 2016) | 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=1271378 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:V5JMF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.