Sphaenorhynchus canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis & Cruz, 2015
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 canga is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The adult male frog measures 26.2–30.2 mm in snout-vent length. It has a white line from each eye all the way down its body. It has a dark line from its nose to past the eye. The skin on the frog's back is light green in color with dark, irregular spots. It has lighter brown spots on its limbs. There are iridescent lines on its face and sides. The ventrum is light green. Its skin is translucenct, leaving the muscles, blood vessels, and green bones visible. The iris of the eye is gold in color with brown reticulation.
Scientists have seen this frog in permanent bodies of water and semi-permanent bodies of water, less often in temporary bodies of water. The male frog sings for the female frog while sitting on floating vegetation.
Scientists have seen this frog on ironstone outcrops called "canga".
Wikipedia contributors, Sphaenorhynchus canga; 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 canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis & Cruz, 2015
- Name authority
- Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis & Cruz, 2015
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusSphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838
- speciesSphaenorhynchus canga Araujo-Vieira, Lacerda, Pezzuti, Leite, Assis & Cruz, 2015
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sphaenorhynchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sphaenorhynchus caramaschii Toledo, Garcia, Lingnau & Haddad, 2007 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini Bokermann, 1973 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus planicola (Lutz & Lutz, 1938) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus platycephalus (Werner, 1894) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus prasinus Bokermann, 1973 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus surdus (Cochran, 1953) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus dorisae (Goin, 1957) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus botocudo Caramaschi, Almeida & Gasparini, 2009 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus bromelicola Bokermann, 1966 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus cammaeus Roberto, Araujo-Vieira, Carvalho-e-Silva & Ávila, 2017 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus carneus (Cope, 1868) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Daudin, 1800) | 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=1104391 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:4YKZR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.