Dendropsophus marmoratus (Laurenti, 1768)
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.
One of the hylids from the amazon rain forest.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Dendropsophus marmoratus (the marmorea frog or South American bird poop frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.
It is found in the Amazon rainforest and montane forests in the eastern piedmont in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador (Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, and Sucumbíos provinces), French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. The species is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Dendropsophus marmoratus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:53:32.846911+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendropsophus marmoratus (Laurenti, 1768)
- Name authority
- (Laurenti, 1768)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Dendropsophus
- 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
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDendropsophus Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesDendropsophus marmoratus (Laurenti, 1768)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendropsophus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendropsophus anceps (Lutz, 1929) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus arndti Caminer, Milá, Jansen, Fouquet, Venegas, Chávez, Lougheed & Ron, 2017 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus battersbyi (Rivero, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus bogerti (Cochran & Goin, 1970) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus cachimbo (Napoli & Caramaschi, 1999) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus cruzi (Pombal & Bastos, 1998) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus delarivai (Köhler & Lötters, 2001) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus garagoensis (Kaplan, 1991) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus gaucheri (Lescure & Marty, 2000) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus grandisonae (Goin, 1966) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus gryllatus (Duellman, 1973) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendropsophus juliani Moravec, Aparicio & Köhler, 2006 | HylidaeChordata | 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 marmorata (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768) | synonym |
| Buffo marmoratus Laurenti, 1768 Laurenti, 1768 | synonym |
| Lophopus marmoratus (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768) | synonym |
| Quinzhyla marmorata (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768) | synonym |
| Hyla marmorata marmorata (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768) | synonym |
| Bufo marmoratus Laurenti, 1768 Laurenti, 1768 | synonym |
| Calamita marmoratus (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768) | 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=774311 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:34S5Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.