Phrynopus bracki Hedges, 1990
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
Phrynopus bracki is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from its type locality in the Cordillera Yanachaga, Pasco Region. The specific name bracki honors Antonio Brack, agronomist and ecologist who was instrumental for the establishment of the Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park. Common name Brack's Andes frog, has been coined for it.
Wikipedia contributors, Phrynopus bracki; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:43:55.579317+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phrynopus bracki Hedges, 1990
- Name authority
- Hedges, 1990
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Strabomantidae
- Genus
- Phrynopus
- 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
- subfamilyPristimantinae Ohler & Dubois, 2012
- genusPhrynopus Peters, 1873
- speciesPhrynopus bracki Hedges, 1990
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phrynopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phrynopus auriculatus Duellman & Hedges, 2008 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus bufoides Lehr, Lundberg & Aguilar, 2005 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus chaparroi Mamani & Malqui, 2014 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus dagmarae Lehr, Aguilar & Köhler, 2002 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus juninensis (Shreve, 1938) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus lapidoides Lehr & Rodríguez, 2017 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus montium (Shreve, 1938) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus oblivius Lehr, 2007 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus paucari Lehr, Lundberg & Aguilar, 2005 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus tautzorum Lehr & Aguilar, 2003 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus vestigiatus Lehr & Oróz, 2012 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phrynopus mariellaleo Venegas, Barboza, De la Riva & Padial, 2018 | StrabomantidaeChordata | 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=663776 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:4GWPP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.