Pleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869)
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
The Colombian four-eyed frog (Pleurodema brachyops; in Spanish: sapito lipon) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.
It is found in an area stretching from Guyana and northern Brazil (Roraima state) through Venezuela (including Isla Margarita) and Colombia into Panama as well as the Dutch Caribbean.
Wikipedia contributors, Colombian four-eyed frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:51:52.827228+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1869)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Leptodactylidae
- Genus
- Pleurodema
- 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
- familyLeptodactylidae Werner, 1896
- subfamilyLeiuperinae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusPleurodema Tschudi, 1838
- speciesPleurodema brachyops (Cope, 1869)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pleurodema. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pleurodema bibroni Tschudi, 1838 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema borellii (Peracca, 1895) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema cinereum Cope, 1878 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema cordobae Valetti, Salas & Martino, 2009 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema tucumanum Parker, 1927 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema kriegi (Müller, 1926) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema somuncurense (Cei, 1969) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema diplolister (Peters, 1870) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema alium Maciel & Nunes, 2010 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema bufoninum Bell, 1843 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pleurodema thaul (Schneider, 1799) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lystris brachyops Cope, 1869 Cope, 1869 | synonym |
| Paludicola brachyops (Cope, 1869) (Cope, 1869) | synonym |
| Pleurodema sachsi Peters, 1877 Peters, 1877 | synonym |
| Physodes albiventris Jan, 1857 Jan, 1857 | synonym |
| Paludicola sachsi (Peters, 1877) (Peters, 1877) | 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=207979 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:4KBDP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.