Osteocephalus mutabor Jungfer & Hödl, 2002
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.
Osteocephalus mutabor?
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Open encyclopedia reference
Osteocephalus mutabor is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found on the western Andean foothills of Ecuador and south to Ucayali Region of Peru. Before Osteocephalus mutabor was described as a new species in 2002, it was confused with Osteocephalus leprieurii.
Wikipedia contributors, Osteocephalus mutabor; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:34:03.871527+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Osteocephalus mutabor Jungfer & Hödl, 2002
- Name authority
- Jungfer & Hödl, 2002
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Osteocephalus
- 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
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusOsteocephalus Steindachner, 1862
- speciesOsteocephalus mutabor Jungfer & Hödl, 2002
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Osteocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Osteocephalus mimeticus (Melin, 1941) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus duellmani Jungfer, 2011 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus leprieurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus subtilis Martins & Cardoso, 1987 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus cannatellai Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz & Manzano, 2012 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus oophagus Jungfer & Schiesari, 1995 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus vilarsi (Melin, 1941) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus yasuni Ron & Pramuk, 1999 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus leoniae Jungfer & Lehr, 2001 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus sangay Chasiluisa, Caminer, Varela-Jaramillo & Ron, 2020 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=662692 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:6TBN7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.