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Plectrohyla guatemalensis Brocchi, 1877
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Plectrohyla guatemalensis, also known as the Guatemala spikethumb frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It occurs in the highlands of the Sierra Madre from southeastern Chiapas, Mexico, and eastward through the central and southwestern highlands of Guatemala to northwestern El Salvador as well as the Sierra de Nombre de Dios in north-central Honduras. It might be a composite of more than one species.
Wikipedia contributors, Plectrohyla guatemalensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:50:55.237476+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plectrohyla guatemalensis Brocchi, 1877
- Name authority
- Brocchi, 1877
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Plectrohyla
- 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
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPlectrohyla Brocchi, 1877
- speciesPlectrohyla guatemalensis Brocchi, 1877
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plectrohyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plectrohyla acanthodes Duellman & Campbell, 1992 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla hartwegi Duellman, 1968 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla lacertosa Bumzahem & Smith, 1954 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla psiloderma McCranie & Wilson, 1999 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla pycnochila Rabb, 1959 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla tecunumani Duellman & Campbell, 1984 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla ixil Stuart, 1942 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla calvata McCranie, 2017 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla catracha (Porras & Wilson, 1987) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla insolita (McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1993) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla avia Stuart, 1952 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plectrohyla chrysopleura Wilson, McCranie & Cruz-Díaz, 1994 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla guatemalensis (Brocchi, 1877) (Brocchi, 1877) | synonym |
| Cauphias guatemalensis (Brocchi, 1877) (Brocchi, 1877) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=207392 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:4K5CB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.