Colleeneremia pygmaea (Meyer, 1875)
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 Geelvink pygmy tree frog (Colleeneremia pygmaea) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its common name refers to Geelvink Bay (presently Cenderawasih Bay) where its type locality, the Yapen island lies.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Geelvink pygmy tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:43:29.354690+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Colleeneremia pygmaea (Meyer, 1875)
- Name authority
- (Meyer, 1875)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pelodryadidae
- Genus
- Colleeneremia
- 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
- genusColleeneremia Wells & Wellington, 1985
- speciesColleeneremia pygmaea (Meyer, 1875)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Colleeneremia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Colleeneremia capitula (Tyler, 1968) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colleeneremia pyrina (Purser, Doughty, Rowley, Böhme, Donnellan, Anstis, Mitchell, Shea, Amey, Mitchell et al., 2025) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colleeneremia rueppelli (Boettger, 1895) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colleeneremia electrica (Ingram & Corben, 1990) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colleeneremia quadrilineata (Tyler & Parker, 1974) | PelodryadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colleeneremia rubella (Gray, 1842) | 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 fallax Boulenger, 1898 Boulenger, 1898 | synonym |
| Hyla mehelyi Nieden, 1923 Nieden, 1923 | synonym |
| Hyperolius pygmaeus Meyer, 1875 Meyer, 1875 | synonym |
| Litoria pygmaea (Meyer, 1875) (Meyer, 1875) | synonym |
| Hylella boulengeri Méhely, 1897 Méhely, 1897 | synonym |
| Hyla pygmaea (Meyer, 1875) (Meyer, 1875) | synonym |
| Hylella pygmaea (Meyer, 1875) (Meyer, 1875) | 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=1271394 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:V5KY2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.