Leptodactylus spixi Heyer, 1983
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.
Leptodactylus spixi
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Open encyclopedia reference
Leptodactylus spixi is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and occurs in the Atlantic forests of the Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro states. The specific name spixi honors Johann Baptist von Spix, a German naturalist who worked in Brazil. Prior to its description, this species had been referred to as Leptodactylus mystaceus (Spix, 1824). The common name Spix's white-lipped frog has been coined for this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptodactylus spixi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:55:51.078488+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptodactylus spixi Heyer, 1983
- Name authority
- Heyer, 1983
- 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 spixi Heyer, 1983
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 |
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=663836 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:3TN7Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.