Hyloscirtus pantostictus (Duellman & Berger, 1982)
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
The Rio Chingual Valley tree frog (Hyloscirtus pantostictus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forests. Scientists have seen it between 1950 and 2700 meters above sea level.
The adult male frog measures 55.5–68.1 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 64.1 mm. The skin of the dorsum is olive green in color with orange spots. The skin of the ventrum is white. There are orange spots on the front of the neck. The hidden areas of the legs are black and orange in color. This frog has bright yellow climbing disks on its toes. The iris is gray in color.
Scientists are not sure whether this frog can live in heavily disturbed areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This frog's scientific name comes from the Greek language word pantostiktos, for "stained."
Wikipedia contributors, Rio Chingual Valley tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:27:40.259488+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyloscirtus pantostictus (Duellman & Berger, 1982)
- Name authority
- (Duellman & Berger, 1982)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Hyloscirtus
- 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
- genusHyloscirtus Peters, 1882
- speciesHyloscirtus pantostictus (Duellman & Berger, 1982)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyloscirtus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Boana pantosticta (Duellman & Berger, 1982) (Duellman & Berger, 1982) | synonym |
| Hyla pantosticta Duellman & Berger, 1982 Duellman & Berger, 1982 | synonym |
| Colomascirtus pantostictus (Duellman & Berger, 1982) (Duellman & Berger, 1982) | 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=774400 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:3NGQD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.