Pleurodema cinereum Cope, 1878
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.
Pleurodema cinereum in Sucre, Bolivia. Photo by Fernando Ignacio Vilar Cueto. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/276866783
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pleurodema cinereum is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in the Andes in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, and southeastern Peru. Its common name is Juliaca four-eyed frog, after its type locality, Juliaca. Pleurodema borellii is possibly a junior synonym of this species.
Its natural habitats are open montane puna grasslands and semi-deciduous forests. Scientists have observed the frog between 600 and 4,200 m (2,000 and 13,800 ft) above sea level.
Scientists have reported the frog in protected parks, many in Bolivia and two in Argentina: Los Andes Provincial Reserve and Laguna Pozuelos National Park.
Reproduction takes place in small permanent and temporary pools where pairs build floating foam nests. It is a common species facing no major threats.
Wikipedia contributors, Pleurodema cinereum; 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 cinereum Cope, 1878
- Name authority
- Cope, 1878
- 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 cinereum Cope, 1878
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 brachyops (Cope, 1869) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Paludicola cinerea (Cope, 1878) (Cope, 1878) | synonym |
| Pleurodema cinerea alpina (Andersson, 1906) (Andersson, 1906) | synonym |
| Pleurodema alpina (Andersson, 1906) (Andersson, 1906) | synonym |
| Paludicola alpina Andersson, 1906 Andersson, 1906 | synonym |
| Pleurodema cinerea Cope, 1878 Cope, 1878 | 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=774707 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:4KBDW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.