Rhaebo atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981)
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 Western Andes toad (Rhaebo atelopoides) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia, where it is only known from the type locality in the Munchique National Natural Park, on the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental, Cauca. Its natural habitat is primary Andean forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Western Andes toad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:48:19.515256+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhaebo atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981)
- Name authority
- (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Rhaebo
- 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
- genusRhaebo Cope, 1862
- speciesRhaebo atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhaebo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhaebo andinophrynoides Mueses-Cisneros, 2009 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo blombergi (Myers & Funkhouser, 1951) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo ecuadorensis Mueses-Cisneros, Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2012 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo guttatus (Schneider, 1799) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo hypomelas (Boulenger, 1913) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo lynchi Mueses-Cisneros, 2007 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo olallai (Hoogmoed, 1985) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo caeruleostictus (Günther, 1859) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Bufo atelopoides Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981 Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981 | synonym |
| Andinophryne atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981) (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981) | 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=1103841 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:795S5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.