Sachatamia punctulata (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995)
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
Sachatamia punctulata is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central, Colombia, in the departments of Antioquia, Caldas, and Tolima. Its natural habitats are tropical humid and sub-Andean forests along streams at elevations of 360–1,100 m (1,180–3,610 ft) above sea level. It is restricted to forest remnants that are surrounded by inhospitable agricultural habitat matrix. As a result, it is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.
The frog's range includes at least one protected park, including the Ranita Dorada Amphibian Reserve.
Wikipedia contributors, Sachatamia punctulata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:50:45.506427+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sachatamia punctulata (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995)
- Name authority
- (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Centrolenidae
- Genus
- Sachatamia
- 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
- familyCentrolenidae Taylor, 1951
- subfamilyCentroleninae Taylor, 1951
- genusSachatamia Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada & Vilà, 2009
- speciesSachatamia punctulata (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sachatamia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sachatamia albomaculata (Taylor, 1949) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sachatamia ilex (Savage, 1967) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sachatamia orejuela (Duellman & Burrowes, 1989) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sachatamia electrops Rada, Jeckel, Caorsi, Barrientos, Rivera-Correa & Grant, 2017 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cochranella punctulata Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995 Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995 | 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=1096236 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:4TXDR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.