Pristimantis nebulosus (Henle, 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.
Figure 1. Preserved holotype of Eleutherodactylus nebulosus Henle, 1992 (ZFMK 27634) in a. dorsal and b. ventral views; c. Palmar surface of left hand; d. Head in lateral profile. Note that due to the poor state of preservation and damage, certain characters appear to be altered, including body shape, finger length, finger discs, and head shape.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pristimantis nebulosus, also known as the Huanuco robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from its type locality in the southern Cordillera Azul, Huánuco Region.
Wikipedia contributors, Pristimantis nebulosus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:03:35.209513+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pristimantis nebulosus (Henle, 1992)
- Name authority
- (Henle, 1992)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Strabomantidae
- Genus
- Pristimantis
- 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
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyStrabomantidae Hedges, Duellman & Heinecke, 2008
- subfamilyPristimantinae Ohler & Dubois, 2012
- genusPristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870
- speciesPristimantis nebulosus (Henle, 1992)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pristimantis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pristimantis aaptus (Lynch & Lescure, 1980) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis academicus Lehr, Moravec & Gagliardi-Urrutia, 2010 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acatallelus (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1983) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acerus (Lynch & Duellman, 1980) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis achatinus (Boulenger, 1898) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis actinolaimus (Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1998) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acuminatus (Shreve, 1935) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acutirostris (Lynch, 1984) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis aemulatus (Ruiz-Carranza, Lynch & Ardila-Robayo, 1997) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis albujai Brito-M., Batallas-R. & Yánez-Muñoz, 2017 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis allpapuyu Yánez-Muñoz, Sánchez-Nivicela & Reyes-Puig, 2016 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis altae (Dunn, 1942) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eleutherodactylus caliginosus Lynch, 1996 Lynch, 1996 | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus nebulosus Henle, 1992 Henle, 1992 | ambiguous synonym |
| Pristimantis caliginosus (Lynch, 1996) (Lynch, 1996) | 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=1095934 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:4MJJM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.