Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (Günther, 1858)
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
Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (common name: red-skirted treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.
It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Dendropsophus rhodopeplus is a very abundant and widespread frog found in primary and secondary tropical rainforest. These frogs gather near permanent and temporary ponds and swamps for breeding.
Wikipedia contributors, Dendropsophus rhodopeplus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:55:16.837131+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (Günther, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1858)
- 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 rhodopeplus (Günther, 1858)
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 albida Melin, 1941 Melin, 1941 | synonym |
| Hyla aluminiata Andersson, 1906 Andersson, 1906 | synonym |
| Hyla rufopunctata Andersson, 1906 Andersson, 1906 | synonym |
| Hyla rhodopepla Günther, 1858 Günther, 1858 | 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=774335 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:34S6W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.