Ecnomiohyla rabborum Mendelson, Savage, Griffith, Ross, Kubicki & Gagliardo, 2008
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.
Ecnomiohyla rabborum (Rabb's Fringe-limbed Treefrog).
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Open encyclopedia reference
Ecnomiohyla rabborum, commonly known as Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog, is a possibly extinct species of frog in the family Hylidae. They are relatively large frogs that inhabited the forest canopies of central Panama. Like other members of the genus Ecnomiohyla, they are capable of gliding by spreading their enormous and fully webbed hands and feet during descent. The males of the species are highly territorial and would guard water-filled tree holes used for breeding. They were also the ones responsible for guarding and caring for the young, including providing food. They were the only known species of frog where the tadpoles derived nutrition by feeding on the skin cells of their fathers. It is also widely considered extinct, following the death of "Toughie", the last Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog. The species was discovered in 2005 and formally described in 2008 by a team of herpetologists led by Joseph R. Mendelson III. It was named in honor of the conservationists and herpetologists George B. Rabb and Mary S. Rabb.
Wikipedia contributors, Ecnomiohyla rabborum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:00:52.890055+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ecnomiohyla rabborum Mendelson, Savage, Griffith, Ross, Kubicki & Gagliardo, 2008
- Name authority
- Mendelson, Savage, Griffith, Ross, Kubicki & Gagliardo, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Ecnomiohyla
- 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
- genusEcnomiohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell & Wheeler, 2005
- speciesEcnomiohyla rabborum Mendelson, Savage, Griffith, Ross, Kubicki & Gagliardo, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ecnomiohyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra (Taylor, 1948) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla veraguensis Batista, Hertz, Mebert, Köhler, Lotzkat, Ponce & Veselý, 2014 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla bailarina Batista, Hertz, Mebert, Köhler, Lotzkat, Ponce & Veselý, 2014 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla echinata (Duellman, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla miliaria (Cope, 1886) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla phantasmagoria (Dunn, 1943) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla sukia Savage & Kubicki, 2010 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla thysanota (Duellman, 1966) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecnomiohyla valancifer (Firschein & Smith, 1956) | 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=774365 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:38NHD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.