Choerophryne koeypad

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Asterophryinae
Genus: Choerophryne
Species: Choerophryne koeypad

Name

Choerophryne koeypad Hoskin, 2025: 512

• Holotype: QM J98929 (field number conx5944), ♂, collected by C.J. Hoskin, K. Aland, A. Davies and A. Zwar on 13 January 2021.
• Type locality: “Dauan Island (9.4227° S, 142.5301° E)”.

References

Primary references

• Hoskin, C.J. 2025. A biogeographical puzzle: description of two new frog species (Microhylidae: Callulops and Choerophryne) from boulder-field habitat of Dauan Island, Torres Strait, Australia. Zootaxa 5693(4): 501–523. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.4.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Koeypad Frog