Colostethus latinasus (Cope, 1863)
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
Colostethus latinasus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is known from Cerro Pirre in Darién Province, Panama, from Chocó Department in adjacent Colombia, and from Tierralta, Córdoba Department, Colombia.
Wikipedia contributors, Colostethus latinasus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:43:29.355242+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Colostethus latinasus (Cope, 1863)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1863)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Colostethus
- 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
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyColostethinae Cope, 1867
- genusColostethus Cope, 1866
- speciesColostethus latinasus (Cope, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Colostethus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Colostethus lynchi Grant, 1998 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus inguinalis (Cope, 1868) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus imbricolus Silverstone, 1975 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus agilis Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1985 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus furviventris Rivero & Serna, 1991 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus panamansis (Dunn, 1933) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phyllobates latinasus Cope, 1863 Cope, 1863 | synonym |
| Colostethus latinosus (Cope, 1863) (Cope, 1863) | 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=662160 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:5ZMJG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.