Pithecopus centralis (Bokermann, 1965)
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
Pithecopus centralis is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it has been observed solely above 520 meters above sea level. People have seen it higher than 520 meters above sea level.
This frog lives in drier habitats than other frogs: rocky grasslands. The male frogs have been heard calling near streams. This frog lays eggs during the dry season.
Scientists consider this frog vulnerable to extinction because its habitat is relatively small, fragmented, and subject to further degradation. The frog is now locally extinct in some areas, such as one part of Brazil where people built a reservoir that flooded the frogs' habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Pithecopus centralis; 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 centralis (Bokermann, 1965)
- Name authority
- (Bokermann, 1965)
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPhyllomedusidae Günther, 1858
- genusPithecopus Cope, 1866
- speciesPithecopus centralis (Bokermann, 1965)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pithecopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pithecopus ayeaye Lutz, 1966 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus megacephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus oreades (Brandão, 2002) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus araguaius Haga, Andrade, Bruschi, Recco-Pimentel & Giaretta, 2017 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus hypochondrialis (Daudin, 1800) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus nordestinus (Caramaschi, 2006) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus palliatus (Peters, 1873) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus rohdei (Mertens, 1926) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pithecopus rusticus (Bruschi, Lucas, Garcia & Recco-Pimentel, 2014) | 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 centralis Bokermann, 1965 Bokermann, 1965 | 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=1099251 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:4JBPD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.