Hylorina sylvatica Bell, 1843
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
Hylorina sylvatica (also known as the Emerald forest frog, or in Spanish, sapo arboreo) is a species of frog in the family Batrachylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hylorina. It is found in Argentina and Chile. This species is endemic to the austral Nothofagus forests of Chile and Argentina with a narrow distribution along the eastern slopes of the Andes.
Wikipedia contributors, Hylorina sylvatica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:27:06.867558+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylorina sylvatica Bell, 1843
- Name authority
- Bell, 1843
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Batrachylidae
- Genus
- Hylorina
- 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
- familyBatrachylidae Gallardo, 1965
- genusHylorina Bell, 1843
- speciesHylorina sylvatica Bell, 1843
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cystignathus aeneus Guichenot, 1848 Guichenot, 1848 | synonym |
| Eupsophus sylvaticus (Bell, 1843) (Bell, 1843) | synonym |
| Hilorina andina Philippi, 1902 Philippi, 1902 | synonym |
| Hilorina longipes Philippi, 1902 Philippi, 1902 | synonym |
| Hilorina silvatica (Bell, 1843) (Bell, 1843) | synonym |
| Hylorhina aenea (Guichenot, 1848) (Guichenot, 1848) | synonym |
| Hylorina andina Philippi, 1902 Philippi, 1902 | synonym |
| Hylorhinus silvatica Bell, 1843 Bell, 1843 | synonym |
| Hylorina longipes Philippi, 1902 Philippi, 1902 | 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=207949 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:3NGPD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.