Ischnocnema holti (Cochran, 1948)
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.
An adult of Ischnocnema holti in Tinguá, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Ischnocnema holti is a species of frog in the family Brachycephalidae. It is endemic to the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is known from the Serra da Mantiqueira in Itatiaia and Serra dos Órgãos in Teresópolis. The species name is from the collector Ernest Golsan Holt and the common name Holt's robber frog has been coined for this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Ischnocnema holti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:41:10.966038+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ischnocnema holti (Cochran, 1948)
- Name authority
- (Cochran, 1948)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Brachycephalidae
- Genus
- Ischnocnema
- 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
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyBrachycephalidae Günther, 1858
- genusIschnocnema Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862
- speciesIschnocnema holti (Cochran, 1948)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ischnocnema. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ischnocnema abdita Canedo & Pimenta, 2010 | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema colibri Taucce, Canedo, Parreiras, Drummond, Nogueira-Costa & Haddad, 2018 | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema epipeda (Heyer, 1984) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema erythromera (Heyer, 1984) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema gehrti (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema gualteri (Lutz, 1974) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema guentheri (Steindachner, 1864) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema karst Canedo, Targino, Leite & Haddad, 2012 | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema lactea (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema nasuta (Lutz, 1925) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema oea (Heyer, 1984) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema paranaensis (Langone & Segalla, 1996) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eleutherodactylus unistrigatus holti Cochran, 1948 Cochran, 1948 | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus holti Cochran, 1948 Cochran, 1948 | 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=773448 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:3Q4RT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.