Colostethus inguinalis (Cope, 1868)
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 inguinalis is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to northwestern and northcentral Colombia. Its vernacular name is common rocket frog, although this name can also refer to Colostethus panamansis that until 2004 was considered a junior synonym of Colostethus inguinalis. Much of the older literature on Colostethus inguinalis is actually about Colostethus panamansis.
Wikipedia contributors, Colostethus inguinalis; 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 inguinalis (Cope, 1868)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1868)
- 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 inguinalis (Cope, 1868)
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 latinasus (Cope, 1863) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus lynchi Grant, 1998 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Colostethus cacerensis Rivero & Serna, 2000 Rivero & Serna, 2000 | synonym |
| Phyllobates inguinalis (Cope, 1868) (Cope, 1868) | synonym |
| Prostherapis inguinalis Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868 | 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=662154 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:5ZMJR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.