Rhinoderma darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
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
Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), also called the Southern Darwin's frog, is a species of frog of the family Rhinodermatidae. It was discovered by Charles Darwin during his voyage on HMS Beagle on a trip to Chile. In 1841, French zoologist André Marie Constant Duméril and his assistant Gabriel Bibron described and named Darwin's frog. The diet of R. darwinii consists mostly of herbivore invertebrates. R. darwinii is currently classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Darwin's frog has an unusual method of brooding, in which the male will facilitate development of its tadpoles inside its vocal sac. This male brooding may make R. darwinii unique among extant frog species, as the only other frog that has this behavior is the R. rufum (northern Darwin's frog), which has been presumed extinct since 1981.
Wikipedia contributors, Darwin's frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:50:29.510789+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhinoderma darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- Name authority
- Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Rhinodermatidae
- Genus
- Rhinoderma
- 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
- familyRhinodermatidae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusRhinoderma Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- speciesRhinoderma darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhinoderma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhinoderma rufum (Philippi, 1902) | RhinodermatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rhinoderma darwinii angulata Werner, 1898 Werner, 1898 | synonym |
| Rhinoderma darwinii picta Werner, 1898 Werner, 1898 | synonym |
| Rhinoderma darwinii unicolor Werner, 1898 Werner, 1898 | synonym |
| Rhinoderma darwinii lateralis Werner, 1898 Werner, 1898 | synonym |
| Bombinator darwinii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | 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=208062 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:78TQQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.