Plectrohyla teuchestes Duellman & Campbell, 1992
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.
Critically Endangered Treefrog, Plectrohyla teuchestes. Guatemala.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Plectrohyla teuchestes is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Guatemala and only known with certainty from its type locality on the southern slope of the Sierra de Xucaneb, in the Alta Verapaz Department. There is also a report from another locality in Alta Verapaz. Frogs from Honduras now known as Plectrohyla exquisita were formerly included in this species.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests where it lives near streams and waterfalls at about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in streams. As of 2004, the only known location was facing habitat loss, and no specimens had been located, despite searches. Chytridiomycosis might also be a threat.
Wikipedia contributors, Plectrohyla teuchestes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:51:52.825215+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plectrohyla teuchestes Duellman & Campbell, 1992
- Name authority
- Duellman & Campbell, 1992
- 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 teuchestes Duellman & Campbell, 1992
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 teuchestes (Duellman & Campbell, 1992) (Duellman & Campbell, 1992) | 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=662725 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:4K5CZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.