Agalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
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
Agalychnis dacnicolor, the Mexican leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Mexico.
The adult grows up to 100 mm in length, with an overall dorsal colour of green with scattered white spots. The underbelly is white with legs and digits of orange. This species has enlarged toes and golden eyes, and females are larger than males. They eat mainly insects and are nocturnal, spending the day in sheltered burrows or under stones or logs.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, and ponds. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Breeding takes place near ponds and swamps. The eggs are laid in clumps above the water on foliage. The tadpoles fall into the water after hatching.
Wikipedia contributors, Agalychnis dacnicolor; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:00:45.340089+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Agalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1864)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Phyllomedusidae
- Genus
- Agalychnis
- 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
- familyPhyllomedusidae Günther, 1858
- genusAgalychnis Cope, 1864
- speciesAgalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Agalychnis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed TreefrogAgalychnis callidryas (Cope, 1862) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis danieli (Ruiz-Carranza, Hernández-Camacho & Rueda-Almonacid, 1988) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis buckleyi (Boulenger, 1882) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis annae (Duellman, 1963) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis psilopygion (Cannatella, 1980) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis medinae (Funkhouser, 1962) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis moreletii (Duméril, 1853) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis hulli (Duellman & Mendelson, 1995) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis lemur (Boulenger, 1882) | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis saltator Taylor, 1955 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis spurrelli Boulenger, 1913 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agalychnis terranova Rivera-Correa, Duarte-Cubides, Rueda-Almonacid & Daza-R., 2013 | PhyllomedusidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pachymedusa dacnicolor (Cope, 1864) (Cope, 1864) | synonym |
| Phyllomedusa alcorni (Taylor, 1952) (Taylor, 1952) | synonym |
| Phyllomedusa dacnicolor Cope, 1864 Cope, 1864 | synonym |
| Agalychnis alcorni Taylor, 1952 Taylor, 1952 | 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=1099332 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:65JP7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.