Exerodonta sumichrasti Brocchi, 1879
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.

Exerodonta sumichrasti
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Open encyclopedia reference
Exerodonta sumichrasti (common name: Sumichrast's treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the Pacific slopes of southern Mexico in the Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas states as well as from the Chiapan highlands.
Wikipedia contributors, Exerodonta sumichrasti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:10:20.714337+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Exerodonta sumichrasti Brocchi, 1879
- Name authority
- Brocchi, 1879
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Exerodonta
- 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
- genusExerodonta Brocchi, 1879
- speciesExerodonta sumichrasti Brocchi, 1879
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Exerodonta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Exerodonta bivocata (Duellman & Hoyt, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exerodonta chimalapa (Mendelson & Campbell, 1994) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exerodonta melanomma (Taylor, 1940) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exerodonta smaragdina (Taylor, 1940) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exerodonta abdivita (Campbell & Duellman, 2000) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exerodonta perkinsi (Campbell & Brodie, 1992) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exerodonta xera (Mendelson & Campbell, 1994) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hylella platycephala Cope, 1879 Cope, 1879 | synonym |
| Hyla sumichrasti (Brocchi, 1879) (Brocchi, 1879) | synonym |
| Hylella sumichrasti (Brocchi, 1879) (Brocchi, 1879) | 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=774379 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:3DKP8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.