Pseudis tocantins Caramaschi & Cruz, 1998
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.
Tocantins Swimming Frog (Pseudis tocantins). Species of amphibian.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pseudis tocantins is a species of aquatic frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to central Brazil where it occurs in the eponymous state of Tocantins, as well as in Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Maranhão states, in the Tocantins and Araguaia River basins.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudis tocantins; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:11:59.310317+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudis tocantins Caramaschi & Cruz, 1998
- Name authority
- Caramaschi & Cruz, 1998
- 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 tocantins Caramaschi & Cruz, 1998
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 minuta Günther, 1858 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis bolbodactyla Lutz, 1925 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis boliviana (Gallardo, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudis cardosoi Kwet, 2000 | 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 |
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=662732 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:4NNP2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.