Brachycephalus curupira Ribeiro, Blackburn, Stanley, Pie & Bornschein, 2017
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.
Holotype of Brachycephalus curupira in life (MHNCI 10280).
Ribeiro LF, Blackburn DC, Stanley EL, Pie MR, Bornschein MR. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Brachycephalus curupira is a species of amphibian in the family Brachycephalidae, found in the city of São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil.
Their striking characteristics are their small size, a maximum of ten millimeters, and their habit of croaking during the day, something not commonly seen in amphibian species. They also have direct development, not passing through the aquatic larval stage.
It was described on July 27, 2017, in the scientific journal PeerJ, by a group of five researchers. Its name is a reference to the folkloric figure Curupira and the difficulty of locating individuals from their vocalization. It has not yet been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but the researchers classify it as a data deficient species.
Wikipedia contributors, Brachycephalus curupira; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:31:29.404174+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Brachycephalus curupira Ribeiro, Blackburn, Stanley, Pie & Bornschein, 2017
- Name authority
- Ribeiro, Blackburn, Stanley, Pie & Bornschein, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Brachycephalidae
- Genus
- Brachycephalus
- 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
- familyBrachycephalidae Günther, 1858
- genusBrachycephalus Fitzinger, 1826
- speciesBrachycephalus curupira Ribeiro, Blackburn, Stanley, Pie & Bornschein, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Brachycephalus. 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=1104071 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.
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:5X296. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.