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Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus Roberto, Araujo-Vieira, Carvalho-e-Silva & Ávila, 2017

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality: Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada, 850 meters above sea level.

The scientists who wrote original description cited an average snout-vent length among adult male frogs of 24.8–29.3 mm. Their only adult female specimen measured 26.6 mm.

Wikipedia contributors, Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:52:05.987518+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus Roberto, Araujo-Vieira, Carvalho-e-Silva & Ávila, 2017
Name authority
Roberto, Araujo-Vieira, Carvalho-e-Silva & Ávila, 2017
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae
Genus
Sphaenorhynchus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
  11. genusSphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838
  12. speciesSphaenorhynchus cammaeus Roberto, Araujo-Vieira, Carvalho-e-Silva & Ávila, 2017

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Sphaenorhynchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Sphaenorhynchus canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis & Cruz, 2015HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus caramaschii Toledo, Garcia, Lingnau & Haddad, 2007HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini Bokermann, 1973HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus planicola (Lutz & Lutz, 1938)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus platycephalus (Werner, 1894)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus prasinus Bokermann, 1973HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus surdus (Cochran, 1953)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus dorisae (Goin, 1957)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus botocudo Caramaschi, Almeida & Gasparini, 2009HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus bromelicola Bokermann, 1966HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus carneus (Cope, 1868)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800)HylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 590 records assigned to Hylidae.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1104450 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:4YKZQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.