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Pithecopus araguaius Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel & Giaretta, 2017

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Paratopotypes of Pithecopus araguaius sp. n. in life. Specimens from Pontal do Araguaia, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Adult males (A) AAG-UFU 4877, SVL = 31.4 mm; (B) AAG-UFU 4878, SVL = 33.6 mm; (C) AAG-UFU 3442, SVL = 32.8 mm and (D) AAG-UFU 3443, SVL = 31.0 mm.

Paratopotypes of Pithecopus araguaius sp. n. in life. Specimens from Pontal do Araguaia, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Adult males (A) AAG-UFU 4877, SVL = 31.4 mm; (B) AAG-UFU 4878, SVL = 33.6 mm; (C) AAG-UFU 3442, SVL = 32.8 mm and (D) AAG-UFU 3443, SVL = 31.0 mm.

Isabelle Aquemi Haga, Felipe Silva de Andrade, Daniel Pacheco Bruschi, Shirlei Maria Recco-Pimentel, Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

Pithecopus araguaius is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Brazil. It has been observed in Mato Grasso. This frog has been observed 418 meters above sea level.

The holotype male measured 30.6 mm long in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum and backs of the legs and feet is green in color. This frog has a green stripe on each hind leg and a dark stripe on each flank. There is orange coloration on the front legs and hidden parts of the thighs. Portions of the lips are white in color.

Scientists named this frog araguaius after the nearby Araguaia River. The female frog lays eggs on leaves overhanging temporary bodies of water. When the tadpoles hatch, they fall into the water below.

This frog is not considered to be in danger of dying out because of its large and variegated habitat. This frog has been found in Brazil's Cerrado habitat. It lives in grasslands, including pastureland, and it has been observed in urban areas.

Wikipedia contributors, Pithecopus araguaius; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:47:51.241196+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pithecopus araguaius Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel & Giaretta, 2017
Name authority
Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel & Giaretta, 2017
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Phyllomedusidae
Genus
Pithecopus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyPhyllomedusidae Günther, 1858
  11. genusPithecopus Cope, 1866
  12. speciesPithecopus araguaius Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel & Giaretta, 2017

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pithecopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pithecopus ayeaye Lutz, 1966PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus centralis (Bokermann, 1965)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus megacephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus oreades (Brandão, 2002)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus hypochondrialis (Daudin, 1800)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus nordestinus (Caramaschi, 2006)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus palliatus (Peters, 1873)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus rohdei (Mertens, 1926)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pithecopus rusticus (Bruschi, Lucas, Garcia & Recco-Pimentel, 2014)PhyllomedusidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 59 records assigned to Phyllomedusidae.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1104447 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:4JBP8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.