Espadarana audax (Lynch & Duellman, 1973)
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
Espadarana audax is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found on the Amazonian versant of Andes in northeast Peru (San Martín Region), eastern Ecuador (Napo Province), and southern Colombia (Cauca and Putumayo Departments).
Wikipedia contributors, Espadarana audax; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:08:13.069128+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Espadarana audax (Lynch & Duellman, 1973)
- Name authority
- (Lynch & Duellman, 1973)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Centrolenidae
- Genus
- Espadarana
- 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
- familyCentrolenidae Taylor, 1951
- subfamilyCentroleninae Taylor, 1951
- genusEspadarana Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada & Vilà, 2009
- speciesEspadarana audax (Lynch & Duellman, 1973)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Espadarana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Espadarana andina (Rivero, 1968) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Espadarana callistomma (Guayasamin & Trueb, 2007) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Espadarana durrellorum (Cisneros-Heredia, 2007) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Espadarana prosoblepon (Boettger, 1892) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Centrolene audax (Lynch & Duellman, 1973) (Lynch & Duellman, 1973) | synonym |
| Centrolene fernandoi Duellman & Schulte, 1993 Duellman & Schulte, 1993 | synonym |
| Centrolenella audax Lynch & Duellman, 1973 Lynch & Duellman, 1973 | synonym |
| Espadarana fernandoi (Duellman & Schulte, 1993) (Duellman & Schulte, 1993) | 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=1096019 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:3BHZK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.