Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
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
Leptodactylus latinasus (common name: oven frog, in Spanish urnero) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.
It is found in the Gran Chaco of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay and east and south to southern Brazil and Uruguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptodactylus latinasus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:54:23.131891+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
- Name authority
- Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Leptodactylidae
- Genus
- Leptodactylus
- 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
- familyLeptodactylidae Werner, 1896
- subfamilyLeptodactylinae Werner, 1896
- genusLeptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826
- speciesLeptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean White-lipped FrogLeptodactylus albilabris (Günther, 1859) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus bufonius Boulenger, 1894 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus colombiensis Heyer, 1994 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus cunicularius Sazima & Bokermann, 1978 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus didymus Heyer, García-Lopez & Cardoso, 1996 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus diedrus Heyer, 1994 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus fallax Müller, 1926 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus flavopictus Lutz, 1926 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican White-lipped FrogLeptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1877) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus furnarius Sazima & Bokermann, 1978 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus gracilis (Duméril & Bibron, 1840) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leptodactylus latinasus anceps Gallardo, 1964 Gallardo, 1964 | synonym |
| Leptodactylus latinasus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 | synonym |
| Leptodactylus anceps Gallardo, 1964 Gallardo, 1964 | synonym |
| Leptodactylus prognathus Boulenger, 1888 Boulenger, 1888 | 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=207757 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:3TN5M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.