Osteocephalus cannatellai Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz & Manzano, 2012
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.
Lateral view of the head of the holotype of Osteocephalus cannatellai (QCAZ 49572).
Ron, S.; Venegas, P. J.; Toral, E.; Read, V. M.; Ortiz, D.; Manzano, A. (2012) · CC BY 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Osteocephalus cannatellai is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Ecuador and Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 200 and 1290 meters above sea level.
The adult male measures 38.5–57.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female 62.6–72.8 mm. The skin of the dorsum is dark green in color with light brown or dark brown marks. The ventrum is gray or cream in color with lighter spots. There is a light mark underneath each eye. The flanks are light green in color with darker marks. The bones are green in color. The iris of the eye is bronze in color with dark reticulations. Some frogs have bright blue pigmentation near the groin and on the legs.
This frog lives near streams with rocky bottoms. It has been observed to perch on leaves and branches 0.5 to 2.3 meters above the forest floor.
Scientists named this frog after David C. Cannatella, who studied the frogs of South America and taught many others.
Wikipedia contributors, Osteocephalus cannatellai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:34:03.870532+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Osteocephalus cannatellai Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz & Manzano, 2012
- Name authority
- Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz & Manzano, 2012
- 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 cannatellai Ron, Venegas, Toral, Read, Ortiz & Manzano, 2012
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 mutabor Jungfer & Hödl, 2002 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osteocephalus subtilis Martins & Cardoso, 1987 | 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=1098593 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:75BMN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.