Hyloscirtus princecharlesi Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso et al., 2012
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.
Su nombre es un patronímico que hace honor a Su Alteza Real Charles, Príncipe de Wales (Charles, Philip, Arthur, George, Windsor). En su llamado a detener la deforestación tropical, el Príncipe Charles utiliza como símbolos ranas, y su campaña Rainforests SOS incluye un vídeo con una rana como embajador de la selva tropical. Por esta razón, es conocido afectuosamente por los medios de comunicación como el "Príncipe rana". El príncipe Charles está contribuyendo significativamente al crecimiento de la conciencia en la lucha contra la deforestación tropical, el cambio climático y la extinción catastrófica de los anfibios del bosque lluvioso. Su trabajo está promoviendo una mayor conciencia sobre estos temas, y esta concienciación beneficia a la conservación de la biodiversidad, la sustentabilidad, la reducción de la pobreza, y aseguramiento de los servicios de los ecosistemas para las generaciones presentes y futuras (Coloma et al. 2012). AnfibiosWebEcuador del Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios cuenta con licencia de la Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. El contenido de esta página WEB (http://www.anfibioswebecuador.ec/fichaespecie.aspx?Id=650) es producido, editado, revisado y publicado por el Centro Jambatu. Para su uso, por favor, citar la fuente y hacer un enlace a la página original de donde está copiando este contenido.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Prince Charles stream tree frog (Hyloscirtus princecharlesi) is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found in Ecuador. It is considered an endangered species threatened by habitat loss, climate change, pathogens, and other hazards.
In June 2012, the species was described as new to science by Luis A. Coloma et al. in the journal Zootaxa and named in honour of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, recognising the then-Prince's work advocating rainforest conservation.
Wikipedia contributors, Prince Charles stream 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 princecharlesi Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso et al., 2012
- Name authority
- Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso et al., 2012
- 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 princecharlesi Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso et al., 2012
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 |
|---|---|
| Colomascirtus princecharlesi (Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso et al., 2012) (Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso et al., 2012) | 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=1098549 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:3NGQH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.