Ischnocnema lactea (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923)
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
Ischnocnema lactea is a species of frog in the family Brachycephalidae.
It is endemic to Brazil.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Ischnocnema lactea; 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 lactea (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923)
- Name authority
- (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923)
- 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 lactea (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923)
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 holti (Cochran, 1948) | BrachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ischnocnema karst Canedo, Targino, Leite & Haddad, 2012 | 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 lacteus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus lactea (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) | synonym |
| Basanitia lactea Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 | 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=773451 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:3Q4RX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.