Potamotrygon leopoldi Castex & Castello, 1970
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Potamotrygon leopoldi Castex & Castello, 1970
- Name authority
- Castex & Castello, 1970
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Genus
- Potamotrygon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
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
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderMyliobatiformes
- familyPotamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
- genusPotamotrygon Garman, 1877
- speciesPotamotrygon leopoldi Castex & Castello, 1970
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Potamotrygon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Potamotrygon adamastor Fontenelle & Carvalho, 2017 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon boesemani Rosa, Carvalho & Almeida Wanderley, 2008 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon brachyura (Günther, 1880) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon constellata (Vaillant, 1880) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon humerosa Garman, 1913 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon jabuti Carvalho, 2016 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon limai Fontenelle, Da Silva & Carvalho, 2014 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Magdalena river stingrayPotamotrygon magdalenae (Duméril, 1865) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon marinae Deynat, 2006 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Potamotrygon rex Carvalho, 2016 | PotamotrygonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Castex, M. N., & Castello, H. P. (1970). Potamotrygon leopoldi, a new species of fresh-water sting-ray for the Xingú River, Brazil (Chondrichthyes, Potamotrygonidae). Acta Scientifica Del Departamento de Zoología, Instituto Latinoamericano de Fisiología Y Reproducción, Universidad Del Salvador, No. 10: 1–16. [In English and Spanish.]. 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:4M4R4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.