Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992
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.
Phyllodytes melanomystax have their all life cycle associated to bromeliads including calling behavior and larvae development. This species is found only in Brazil.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Bahia heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes melanomystax) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil's rainforests. It has been observed as high as 800 meters above sea level.
This frog lives on epiphyte bromeliads, but only those that live high in the canopy, not on bromeliads that grow on the ground or on smaller host plants. The female frog lays eggs on the leaves, and tadpoles develop in the pools of water that collect near the axil of the plants.
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of extinction because it has such a large range. Although there has been significant deforestation to convert the lambs to farms and grazing, there is still significant forest as of 2023.
Wikipedia contributors, Bahia heart-tongued frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:45:23.930354+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992
- Name authority
- Caramaschi, Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Phyllodytes
- 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
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPhyllodytes Wagler, 1830
- speciesPhyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phyllodytes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
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=662717 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:4H7DS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.