Boulenophrys lini (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
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
Boulenophrys lini is a species of frogs in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Luoxiao Mountains at the border of the Jiangxi and Hunan provinces in southeastern China. Its specific name honours professor Ying Lin (1914–2003), botanist and vice chancellor of Nanchang University who conducted biodiversity surveys and research in the Jinggang Mountains.
Wikipedia contributors, Boulenophrys lini; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:31:12.922106+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boulenophrys lini (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
- Name authority
- (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Megophryidae
- Genus
- Boulenophrys
- 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
- familyMegophryidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyMegophryinae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusBoulenophrys Fei, Ye & Jiang, 2016
- speciesBoulenophrys lini (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boulenophrys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boulenophrys kuatunensis (Pope, 1929) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys elongata Zeng, Wang, Chen, Xiao, Zhan, Li & Lin, 2024 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys fengshunensis Wang, Zeng, Lyu & Wang, 2022 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys hungtai Wang, Zeng, Lyu, Xiao & Wang, 2022 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys insularis (Wang, Liu, Lyu, Zeng & Wang, 2017) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys lishuiensis (Wang, Liu & Jiang in Wang, Liu, Jiang, Jin, Xu & Wu, 2017) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys omeimontis (Liu, 1950) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys yaoshanensis Qi, Mo, Lyu, Wang & Wang, 2021 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys yunkaiensis Qi, Wang, Lyu & Wang, 2021 | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys binchuanensis (Ye & Fei, 1995) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys boettgeri (Boulenger, 1899) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boulenophrys brachykolos (Inger & Romer, 1961) | MegophryidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xenophrys lini Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014 Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014 | synonym |
| Panophrys lini (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) | synonym |
| Megophrys lini (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) (Wang & Yang in Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) | 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.
- Wang, Zhao, Yang, Zhou, Chen & Liu, 2014) 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:V5NJD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.