Oophaga granulifera (Taylor, 1958)
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.
Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The granular poison frog or granular poison arrow frog (Oophaga granulifera) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Originally described as Dendrobates granuliferus, it was moved to Oophaga in 1994. Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests; it is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Granular poison frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:31:55.692997+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oophaga granulifera (Taylor, 1958)
- Name authority
- (Taylor, 1958)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Oophaga
- 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
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyDendrobatinae Cope, 1865
- genusOophaga Bauer, 1994
- speciesOophaga granulifera (Taylor, 1958)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oophaga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oophaga andresi Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga histrionica (Berthold, 1845) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga solanensis Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga speciosa (Schmidt, 1857) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser, 1956) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga anchicayensis Posso-Terranova & Andrés, 2018 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga arborea (Myers, Daly & Martínez, 1984) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga lehmanni (Myers & Daly, 1976) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga occultator (Myers & Daly, 1976) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oophaga pumilio (Schmidt, 1857) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dendrobates granulifer Taylor, 1958 Taylor, 1958 | synonym |
| Ranitomeya granuliferus (Taylor, 1958) (Taylor, 1958) | synonym |
| Dendrobates granuliferus Taylor, 1958 Taylor, 1958 | 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=774031 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:49SSL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.