Pseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000
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
Pseudis cardosoi is a species of aquatic frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to southern Brazil and is known from the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná. The specific name cardosoi honors Adão José Cardoso, a Brazilian herpetologist.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudis cardosoi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:11:59.309313+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000
- Name authority
- Kwet, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Pseudis
- 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
- genusPseudis Wagler, 1830
- speciesPseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudis caraya (Gallardo, 1964) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis limellum (Cope, 1862) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis paradoxa (Linnaeus, 1758) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis tocantins Caramaschi & Cruz, 1998 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis bolbodactyla Lutz, 1925 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis boliviana (Gallardo, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis fusca Garman, 1883 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis laevis Parker, 1935 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis platensis Gallardo, 1961 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Podonectes cardosoi (Kwet, 2000) (Kwet, 2000) | 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=662728 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:4NNNL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.