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Duellmanohyla schmidtorum (Stuart, 1954)
Source-backed taxonomic record
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Schmidt's mountain brook frog (Duellmanohyla schmidtorum) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the Pacific slopes of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southwestern Guatemala and southern Mexico in eastern Oaxaca and southwestern Chiapas. It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist, and his brother Frank, who collected with him.
The species' natural habitats are montane cloud forests, elevations 1,300–2,200 m (4,300–7,200 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation and infrastructure development, and possibly, chytridiomycosis.
Wikipedia contributors, Schmidt's mountain brook frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:58:21.106707+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Duellmanohyla schmidtorum (Stuart, 1954)
- Name authority
- (Stuart, 1954)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Duellmanohyla
- 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
- genusDuellmanohyla Campbell & Smith, 1992
- speciesDuellmanohyla schmidtorum (Stuart, 1954)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Duellmanohyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Duellmanohyla legleri (Taylor, 1958) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla chamulae (Duellman, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla ignicolor (Duellman, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla lythrodes (Savage, 1968) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla salvavida (McCranie & Wilson, 1986) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla soralia (Wilson & McCranie, 1985) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ptychohyla schmidtorum schmidtorum Stuart, 1954 Stuart, 1954 | synonym |
| Hyla schmidtorum (Stuart, 1954) (Stuart, 1954) | synonym |
| Ptychohyla schmidtorum Stuart, 1954 Stuart, 1954 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=550293 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:37ZHC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.