Dendropsophus nekronastes Dias, Haddad, Argôlo & Orrico, 2017
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.
Espécime não identificado de Dendropsophus nekronates
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Open encyclopedia reference
Dendropsophus nekronastes is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to South America. Scientists know it solely from its type locality in Bahia, Brazil, 303 meters above sea level.
The adult frogs examined by the scientists measured 24.1 to 28.9 mm in snout-vent length and the females measured 31.8 to 35.4 mm. The frog is brown in color with dramatic white or yellow stripes on its head and back. This frog changes color over the course of the day, becoming paler at night.
Scientists found the frog in bodies of water in habitats that humans beings had altered or disturbed, such as cacao plantations and pastures. Scientists named this frog nekronastes, which is Greek for "death-dweller," because it has been found in cemeteries.
Scientists place this species in the same group as Dendropsophus leucophyllatus.
Wikipedia contributors, Dendropsophus nekronastes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:54:29.015048+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendropsophus nekronastes Dias, Haddad, Argôlo & Orrico, 2017
- Name authority
- Dias, Haddad, Argôlo & Orrico, 2017
- 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 nekronastes Dias, Haddad, Argôlo & Orrico, 2017
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 |
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=1104064 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:34S6F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.