Hyloxalus nexipus (Frost, 1986)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Hyloxalus nexipus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found on eastern slopes and foothills of the Andes from southeastern Ecuador south to the region of Yurimaguas in Peru.
Wikipedia contributors, Hyloxalus nexipus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:29:14.798007+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyloxalus nexipus (Frost, 1986)
- Name authority
- (Frost, 1986)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Hyloxalus
- 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
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyHyloxalinae Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel & Wheeler, 2006
- genusHyloxalus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870
- speciesHyloxalus nexipus (Frost, 1986)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyloxalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyloxalus abditaurantius (Silverstone, 1975) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus anthracinus (Edwards, 1971) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus awa (Coloma, 1995) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus azureiventris (Kneller & Henle, 1985) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus bocagei Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus breviquartus (Rivero & Serna, 1986) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus cevallosi (Rivero, 1991) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus chlorocraspedus (Caldwell, 2005) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus delatorreae (Coloma, 1995) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus elachyhistus (Edwards, 1971) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus exasperatus (Duellman & Lynch, 1988) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyloxalus fallax (Rivero, 1991) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Colostethus citreicola Rivero, 1991 Rivero, 1991 | synonym |
| Colostethus nexipus Frost, 1986 Frost, 1986 | 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=774103 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:3NGXS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.