Yunganastes mercedesae (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987)
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
Yunganastes mercedesae is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in Bolivia and southern Peru. It is sometimes known as Mercedes' robber frog. It is named after Mercedes S. Foster, who collected the holotype and was acknowledged for her herpetological collection efforts in South America.
Wikipedia contributors, Yunganastes mercedesae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:17.705993+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Yunganastes mercedesae (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987)
- Name authority
- (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Strabomantidae
- Genus
- Yunganastes
- 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
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyStrabomantidae Hedges, Duellman & Heinecke, 2008
- subfamilyPristimantinae Ohler & Dubois, 2012
- genusYunganastes Padial, Castroviejo-Fisher, Köhler, Domic & De la Riva, 2007
- speciesYunganastes mercedesae (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Yunganastes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yunganastes fraudator (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yunganastes pluvicanorus (De la Riva & Lynch, 1997) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yunganastes ashkapara (Köhler, 2000) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yunganastes bisignatus (Werner, 1899) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pristimantis mercedesae (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987) (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987) | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus mercedesae Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987 Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987 | synonym |
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=1096274 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:5CTG8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.