Engystomops pustulatus (Shreve, 1941)
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
Engystomops pustulatus (common name: Guayaquil dwarf frog) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is known with certainty from western Ecuador, whereas the status of Peruvian records is ambiguous as they may refer to an undescribed species or possibly Engystomops puyango. Nevertheless, given that E. pustulatus is now known from Huaquillas in southern Ecuador, near the Peruvian border, it is likely to be found in Peru too.
Wikipedia contributors, Engystomops pustulatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:07:33.172283+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Engystomops pustulatus (Shreve, 1941)
- Name authority
- (Shreve, 1941)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Leptodactylidae
- Genus
- Engystomops
- 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
- familyLeptodactylidae Werner, 1896
- subfamilyLeiuperinae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusEngystomops Jiménez de la Espada, 1872
- speciesEngystomops pustulatus (Shreve, 1941)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Engystomops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Engystomops randi (Ron, Cannatella & Coloma, 2004) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Engystomops montubio (Ron, Cannatella & Coloma, 2004) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Engystomops coloradorum (Cannatella & Duellman, 1984) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Engystomops freibergi (Donoso-Barros, 1969) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Engystomops guayaco (Ron, Coloma & Cannatella, 2005) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Engystomops petersi Jiménez de la Espada, 1872 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Engystomops pustulosus (Cope, 1864) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Engystomops puyango Ron, Toral, Rivera & Terán-Valdez, 2010 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Edalorhina pustulata Shreve, 1941 Shreve, 1941 | synonym |
| Physalaemus pustulatus (Shreve, 1941) (Shreve, 1941) | 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=774696 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:39TTX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.