Pithecopus rohdei (Mertens, 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.
Pithecopus rohdei (previously Phyllomedusa rohdei) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae with a purple and orange colouration in the inguinal region. In the picture, two males vie for a branch, one passing over the other. Photographed in the Atlantic Forest, Michelin Reserve, Igrapiúna, Bahia, Brazil.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pithecopus rohdei, also known as Rohde's leaf frog, Rohde's frog, and Mertens' leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. The species was previously placed in the genus Phyllomedusa. The species is endemic to southeastern Brazil and occurs at elevations up to 1000 meters above sea level.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, rivers, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests.
The species is common, adaptable, and is not considered threatened. It is an opportunistic sit-and-wait predator and preys on spiders, larval butterflies, moths and orthopterans. P. rodhei is able to consume larger prey compared to smaller hylid tree frogs such as Dendropsophus branneri, like due to a larger mouth size. The primary mating season is December to March, however mating at other times have also been reported. Clutches are laid in leaf-made nests on water and eggs fall in underlying streams.
Wikipedia contributors, Pithecopus rohdei; 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 rohdei (Mertens, 1926)
- Name authority
- (Mertens, 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 rohdei (Mertens, 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 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 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 rohdei Mertens, 1926 Mertens, 1926 | synonym |
| Bradymedusa moschata 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=1099226 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:4JBPP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.