Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862)
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
Rhaebo haematiticus (formerly Bufo haematiticus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in eastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, northwestern Venezuela (Serranía del Perijá), and northwestern Ecuador. Its altitudinal range is from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) asl. Its natural habitats are primary tropical moist forest and submontane humid forest. It is a nocturnal, leaf-litter species that during the breeding seasons is found along small streams and large rivers. It tolerates some habitat degradation but only occurs close to forest. Threats to it are habitat loss caused by agriculture, wood extraction, and cattle ranching, and locally oil pollution and dams.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhaebo haematiticus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:48:19.515256+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1862)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Rhaebo
- 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
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusRhaebo Cope, 1862
- speciesRhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhaebo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhaebo andinophrynoides Mueses-Cisneros, 2009 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo blombergi (Myers & Funkhouser, 1951) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo ecuadorensis Mueses-Cisneros, Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2012 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo guttatus (Schneider, 1799) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo hypomelas (Boulenger, 1913) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo lynchi Mueses-Cisneros, 2007 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo olallai (Hoogmoed, 1985) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo caeruleostictus (Günther, 1859) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bufo melanogaster Hallowell, 1861 Hallowell, 1861 | synonym |
| Bufo caeruleocellatus Fowler, 1913 Fowler, 1913 | synonym |
| Bufo haematiticus lachrymans Cope, 1862 Cope, 1862 | synonym |
| Bufo haematiticus Cope, 1862 Cope, 1862 | 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=773679 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:4RY94. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.