Osornophryne bufoniformis (Peracca, 1904)
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
Osornophryne bufoniformis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia (Colombian Massif) and northern Ecuador. Common name Peracca's plump toad has been proposed for it, in allusion to Mario Giacinto Peracca, the scientist who described this species in 1904.
Wikipedia contributors, Osornophryne bufoniformis; 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
- Osornophryne bufoniformis (Peracca, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Peracca, 1904)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Osornophryne
- 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
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusOsornophryne Ruiz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1976
- speciesOsornophryne bufoniformis (Peracca, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Osornophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Osornophryne guacamayo Hoogmoed, 1987 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osornophryne simpsoni Páez-Moscoso, Guayasamin & Yánez-Muñoz, 2011 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osornophryne antisana Hoogmoed, 1987 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osornophryne occidentalis Cisneros-Heredia & Gluesenkamp, 2011 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osornophryne talipes Cannatella, 1986 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Osornophryne cofanorum Mueses-Cisneros, Yánez-Muñoz & Guayasamin, 2010 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Osornophryne angel Yánez-Muñoz, Altamirano-Benavides, Cisneros-Heredia & Gluesenkamp, 2011 Yánez-Muñoz, Altamirano-Benavides, Cisneros-Heredia & Gluesenkamp, 2011 | synonym |
| Atelopus bufoniformis Peracca, 1904 Peracca, 1904 | 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=550261 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:75BTH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.