Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)
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
The Ecuador slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus verruciger) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.
The adult male frog measures 44.3–53.9 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 45.5–70.0 mm. The male frog has olive colored dorsal skin and the female frog dark brown. The groin and the upper front legs are dark brown. There is dark red-brown color on the feet. The throat is cream in color. The belly is red-bronze in color with dark brown marks.
Wikipedia contributors, Ecuador slender-legged tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:35:00.306403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Osteocephalus verruciger (Werner, 1901)
- Name authority
- (Werner, 1901)
- 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 verruciger (Werner, 1901)
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 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 sangay Chasiluisa, Caminer, Varela-Jaramillo & Ron, 2020 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla orcesi Funkhouser, 1956 Funkhouser, 1956 | synonym |
| Hyla verrucigera Werner, 1901 Werner, 1901 | synonym |
| Osteocephalus verrucigerus (Werner, 1901) (Werner, 1901) | synonym |
| Hyla riopastazae Andersson, 1945 Andersson, 1945 | synonym |
| Osteocephalus orcesi (Funkhouser, 1956) (Funkhouser, 1956) | 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=662698 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:75BN9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.