Trachycephalus cunauaru Gordo, Toledo, Suárez, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ávila, Morais & Nunes, 2013
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
Trachycephalus cunauaru is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador, where it lives in rainforest and other forest habitats. Scientists believe it may also live in Colombia and Peru. Scientists have seen it as high as 800 meters above sea level. The adult male frog measures 57.9 to 74.3 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 74.4 to 84.9 mm. This frog has a pattern of dark and light brown or gray on its back. Its toes are light green in color. This frog is nocturnal. It frog spends almost all of its life cycle in canopy. It reproduces during the rainy season. The male frog finds a water-filled hole or cavity inside a tree. Then it perches between 2 and 32 meters off the ground and sings to attract a female, who lays her eggs in the water. Scientists believe the frogs are territorial and may compete for good nesting sites. The female frog can lay 1000 eggs per clutch.
Wikipedia contributors, Trachycephalus cunauaru; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:54:05.697441+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachycephalus cunauaru Gordo, Toledo, Suárez, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ávila, Morais & Nunes, 2013
- Name authority
- Gordo, Toledo, Suárez, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ávila, Morais & Nunes, 2013
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Trachycephalus
- 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
- genusTrachycephalus Tschudi, 1838
- speciesTrachycephalus cunauaru Gordo, Toledo, Suárez, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ávila, Morais & Nunes, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trachycephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Trachycephalus atlas Bokermann, 1966 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus coriaceus (Peters, 1867) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus dibernardoi Kwet & Solé, 2008 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus hadroceps (Duellman & Hoogmoed, 1992) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus imitatrix (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus macrotis (Andersson, 1945) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus mambaiensis Cintra, Silva, Silva, Garcia & Zaher, 2009 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus mesophaeus (Hensel, 1867) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus quadrangulum (Boulenger, 1882) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus resinifictrix (Goeldi, 1907) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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=1100823 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:57PVJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.