Pithecopus oreades (Brandão, 2002)
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.
Orange-legged leaf frog, also known as a Monkey frog, Phyllomedusa oreades is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. A very beautiful frog from the Cerrado, Brazil. I love that one.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pithecopus oreades is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil and is known from the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais as well as from the Federal District.
Pithecopus oreades inhabits open Cerrado savanna with short and scattered shrubs at elevations above 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in small streams and the tadpoles develop in pools within the streams. Threats to this species are unknown.
P. oreades skin secretions research has suggested therapeutic value, especially as an anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agent to prevent infections during blood transfusion.
Wikipedia contributors, Pithecopus oreades; 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 oreades (Brandão, 2002)
- Name authority
- (Brandão, 2002)
- 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 oreades (Brandão, 2002)
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 megacephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) | 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 araguari Giaretta, Oliveira & Kokubum, 2007 Giaretta, Oliveira & Kokubum, 2007 | synonym |
| Phyllomedusa oreades Brandão, 2002 Brandão, 2002 | 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=1099172 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:4JBPM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.