Phyllomedusa sauvagii Boulenger, 1882
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.
Waxy Tree Frog Phyllomedusa sauvagii at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxfordshire, England.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Phyllomedusa sauvagii, the waxy monkey leaf frog or waxy monkey tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. This species is arboreal, living in the vegetation of the Gran Chaco.
Wikipedia contributors, Phyllomedusa sauvagii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:45:23.931353+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phyllomedusa sauvagii Boulenger, 1882
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1882
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Phyllomedusidae
- Genus
- Phyllomedusa
- 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
- genusPhyllomedusa Wagler, 1830
- speciesPhyllomedusa sauvagii Boulenger, 1882
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phyllomedusa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phyllomedusa bicolor (Boddaert, 1772) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa boliviana Boulenger, 1902 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa camba De la Riva, 1999 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa coelestis (Cope, 1874) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa distincta Lutz, 1950 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa bahiana Lutz, 1925 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa chaparroi Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, De la Riva & Padial, 2017 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa iheringii Boulenger, 1885 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa neildi Barrio-Amorós, 2006 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa tarsius (Cope, 1868) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa tetraploidea Pombal & Haddad, 1992 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phyllomedusa trinitatis Mertens, 1926 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phyllomedusa sauvagii rickettsii Günther, 1897 Günther, 1897 | synonym |
| Phyllomedusa sauvagii sauvagii Boulenger, 1882 Boulenger, 1882 | synonym |
| Phyllomedusa rickettsii Günther, 1897 Günther, 1897 | synonym |
| Pithecopus sauvagii (Boulenger, 1882) (Boulenger, 1882) | 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=208163 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:4H7SG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.