Sphaenorhynchus mirim Caramaschi, Almeida & Gasparini, 2009
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 mirim is a frog. Scientists have seen it in one place: Fazenda Gemada in Brazil.
The adult male frog measures 15.7–18.2 mm in snout-vent length. The frog's head is wider than it is long. The skin of the dorsum is bright green in color with white spots. Parts of the toes are yellow in color. The ventrum and vocal sac are whitish green.
Some reports indicate that this frog may undergo early sexual maturation. Scientists note that the tadpoles develop reproductive organs before undergoing metamorphosis. Scientists think this is so they can reproduce soon after becoming frogs. The authors of the original description note that the rest of the tadpoles' bodies develop at the normal rate, making it unlikely that the development observed in their study was due to exposure to pharmaceutical pollutants.
This frog is sympatric to Dendropsophus elegans, Dendropsophus minutus, and Scinax alter.
Wikipedia contributors, Sphaenorhynchus mirim; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:52:14.610828+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sphaenorhynchus mirim Caramaschi, Almeida & Gasparini, 2009
- Name authority
- Caramaschi, Almeida & Gasparini, 2009
- 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 mirim Caramaschi, Almeida & Gasparini, 2009
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sphaenorhynchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
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=1098304 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:4YKZY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.