Niceforonia nigrovittata (Andersson, 1945)
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.
Niceforonia nigrovittata. Species of amphibian.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Niceforonia nigrovittata is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Brazil.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Niceforonia nigrovittata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:19:39.490691+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Niceforonia nigrovittata (Andersson, 1945)
- Name authority
- (Andersson, 1945)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Strabomantidae
- Genus
- Niceforonia
- 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
- familyStrabomantidae Hedges, Duellman & Heinecke, 2008
- subfamilyHypodactylinae Heinicke, Lemmon, Lemmon, McGrath & Hedges, 2017
- genusNiceforonia Goin & Cochran, 1963
- speciesNiceforonia nigrovittata (Andersson, 1945)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Niceforonia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Niceforonia aderca (Lynch, 2003) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia columbiana (Werner, 1899) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia fallaciosa (Duellman, 2000) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia lucida (Cannatella, 1984) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia mantipus (Boulenger, 1908) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia nana Goin & Cochran, 1963 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia peraccai (Lynch, 1975) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia adenobrachia (Ardila-Robayo, Ruiz-Carranza & Barrera-Rodriguez, 1996) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia babax (Lynch, 1989) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia brunnea (Lynch, 1975) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia elassodiscus (Lynch, 1973) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niceforonia latens (Lynch, 1989) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Isodactylus nigrovittatus (Andersson, 1945) (Andersson, 1945) | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus nigrovittatus Andersson, 1945 Andersson, 1945 | synonym |
| Hypodactylus nigrovittatus (Andersson, 1945) (Andersson, 1945) | 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=1105084 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:47CDT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.