Pithecopus megacephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)
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 megacephalus, also known as the large-headed leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil and is only known from a few peaks in the Espinhaço Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais, where it has been observed 800 meters above sea level.
Wikipedia contributors, Pithecopus megacephalus; 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 megacephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)
- Name authority
- (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)
- 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 megacephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926)
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 centralis (Bokermann, 1965) | 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 megacephala (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) | synonym |
| Bradymedusa megacephala Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 | 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=1099230 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:4JBPJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.