Phasmahyla timbo Cruz, Napoli & Fonseca, 2008
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
Phasmahyla timbo is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil. Scientists know it exclusively from Serra do Timbó. People have seen it between 800 and 900 meters above sea level.
Scientists classify this frog as not in danger of extinction because its large range has been subject to little deforestation and because nearby farmers maintain trees suitable for the frogs to provide shade for cacao cabrucas cultivation. This frog lives in open and closed canopy forests. The female frog lays eggs on leaves that grow over water. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water below.
This frog can make useful chemicals in its skin, but scientists do not think anyone is catching the frog to get them.
Some scientists say this is conspecific with Phasmahyla spectabilis.
Wikipedia contributors, Phasmahyla timbo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:40:03.631409+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phasmahyla timbo Cruz, Napoli & Fonseca, 2008
- Name authority
- Cruz, Napoli & Fonseca, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Phyllomedusidae
- Genus
- Phasmahyla
- 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
- familyPhyllomedusidae Günther, 1858
- genusPhasmahyla Cruz, 1991
- speciesPhasmahyla timbo Cruz, Napoli & Fonseca, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phasmahyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phasmahyla cochranae (Bokermann, 1966) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phasmahyla cruzi Carvalho-e-Silva, Silva & Carvalho-e-Silva, 2009 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phasmahyla exilis (Cruz, 1980) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phasmahyla jandaia (Bokermann & Sazima, 1978) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phasmahyla spectabilis Cruz, Feio & Nascimento, 2008 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phasmahyla guttata (Lutz, 1924) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phasmahyla lisbella Pereira, Rocha, Folly, Silva & Santana, 2018 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | 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=774661 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:4FWXJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.