Phrynopus tautzorum Lehr & Aguilar, 2003
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 tautzorum is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from its type locality near Maraypata, in the Ambo Province, Huánuco Region, at 3,770 m (12,370 ft) asl. It lives in the puna grassland ecoregion. Individuals have found under stones on moist underground. Livestock farming occurred at the type locality, but its impact on this species is unknown.
Wikipedia contributors, Phrynopus tautzorum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:44:52.021062+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phrynopus tautzorum Lehr & Aguilar, 2003
- Name authority
- Lehr & Aguilar, 2003
- 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 tautzorum Lehr & Aguilar, 2003
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 bracki Hedges, 1990 | 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 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=663794 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:4GWRG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.