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Hyloscirtus tapichalaca (Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Hyloscirtus tapichalaca (QCAZ 63872, adult female, SVL = 76.19 mm); Photographs: Karla García-Burneo, Diego Quirola, and Santiago Ron.

Hyloscirtus tapichalaca (QCAZ 63872, adult female, SVL = 76.19 mm); Photographs: Karla García-Burneo, Diego Quirola, and Santiago Ron.

Photographs: Karla García-Burneo, Diego Quirola, and Santiago Ron. Ron SR, Caminer MA, Varela-Jaramillo A, Almeida-Reinoso D (2018) A new treefrog from Cordillera del Cóndor with comments on the biogeographic affinity between Cordillera del Cóndor and the Guianan Tepuis (Anura, Hylidae, Hyloscirtus). ZooKeys 809: 97–124. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.809.25207 · CC BY 4.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

Hyloscirtus tapichalaca is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and only known from the vicinity of its type locality in the Tapichalaca Biological Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe Province. It is named after the type locality, which is a reserve owned by the Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco. Hyloscirtus tapichalaca belongs to the Hyloscirtus larinopygion group, although its placement with the group is uncertain; it may be the sister taxon of all other species in the group.

Wikipedia contributors, Hyloscirtus tapichalaca; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:28:19.044088+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hyloscirtus tapichalaca (Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003)
Name authority
(Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
  11. genusHyloscirtus Peters, 1882
  12. speciesHyloscirtus tapichalaca (Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hyloscirtus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hyloscirtus albopunctulatus (Boulenger, 1882)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus armatus (Boulenger, 1902)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus bogotensis (Peters, 1882)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus callipeza (Duellman, 1989)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus chlorosteus (Reynolds & Foster, 1992)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus condor Almendáriz, Brito-M., Batallas-R. & Ron, 2014HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus criptico Coloma, Carvajal-Endara, Dueñas, Paredes-Recalde, Morales-Mite, Almeida-Reinoso et al., 2012HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus hillisi Ron, Caminer, Varela-Jaramillo & Almeida-Reinoso, 2018HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus japreria Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Salerno & Meza-Joya, 2018HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus lindae (Duellman & Altig, 1978)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus palmeri (Boulenger, 1908)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hyloscirtus platydactylus (Boulenger, 1905)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Hyla tapichalaca Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003 Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003synonym
Colomascirtus tapichalaca (Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003) (Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003)synonym
Boana tapichalaca (Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003) (Kizirian, Coloma & Paredes-Recalde, 2003)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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=774409 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:3NGQP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.