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Teratohyla pulverata (Peters, 1873)

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

The powdered glass frog or Chiriqui glass frog (Teratohyla pulverata) is a frog species in the glass frog family (Centrolenidae). The species is found from north-central Honduras south to northwestern Ecuador.

Wikipedia contributors, Powdered glass frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:53:34.897976+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Teratohyla pulverata (Peters, 1873)
Name authority
(Peters, 1873)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Centrolenidae
Genus
Teratohyla
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. familyCentrolenidae Taylor, 1951
  11. subfamilyCentroleninae Taylor, 1951
  12. genusTeratohyla Taylor, 1951
  13. speciesTeratohyla pulverata (Peters, 1873)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Teratohyla spinosa (Taylor, 1949)CentrolenidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Teratohyla adenocheira (Harvey & Noonan, 2005)CentrolenidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Teratohyla amelie (Cisneros-Heredia & Meza-Ramos, 2007)CentrolenidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Teratohyla midas (Lynch & Duellman, 1973)CentrolenidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 135 records assigned to Centrolenidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

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=1096211 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:55DT9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.