Ectopoglossus lacrimosus (Myers, 1991)
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
Ectopoglossus lacrimosus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to western Colombia where it is known from the drainage of Atrato River, San Juan River, and Guanguí River. It is a very rare frog found along streams in lowland and foothill forests and may be declining from threats such as deforestation for agriculture (including illegal crops), logging, human settlement and pollution from spraying of illegal crops. The only conservation measure known is that it occurs in Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali.
Ectopoglossus lacrimosus is greenish-brown in coloration, with white spots on the upper arms. The only known male specimen measured to be 15.8mm long. Females are generally larger than males, having a snout-cloaca length ranging from 17.7 to 19.6 mm.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ectopoglossus lacrimosus (Myers, 1991)
- Name authority
- (Myers, 1991)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Ectopoglossus
- 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
- subfamilyHyloxalinae Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel & Wheeler, 2006
- genusEctopoglossus Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017
- speciesEctopoglossus lacrimosus (Myers, 1991)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ectopoglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ectopoglossus astralogaster (Myers, Ibáñez, Grant & Jaramillo, 2012) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectopoglossus atopoglossus (Grant, Humphrey & Myers, 1997) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectopoglossus isthminus (Myers, Ibáñez, Grant & Jaramillo, 2012) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectopoglossus absconditus Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectopoglossus confusus (Myers & Grant, 2009) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectopoglossus saxatilis Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017 | 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 lacrimosus Myers, 1991 Myers, 1991 | synonym |
| Anomaloglossus lacrimosus (Myers, 1991) (Myers, 1991) | 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=1102637 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:6DXRH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.