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Adelophryne pachydactyla Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

geographic distribution of Adelophryne pachydactyla

geographic distribution of Adelophryne pachydactyla

map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. distribution: Diva Borges-Najosa, Flora Junca 2004. Adelophryne pachydactyla. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 November 2012. compilation: Givet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

Adelophryne pachydactyla is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to the coastal area of south-central Bahia state, Brazil. Some specimens first identified as A. pachydactyla have later been found to represent a new species, Adelophryne mucronatus; the two species can occur in sympatry. The specific name pachydactyla is derived from Greek pachys (=thick) and daktylos (=finger), referring to the thick, short, swollen fingers of this frog.

Wikipedia contributors, Adelophryne pachydactyla; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:59:09.105268+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Adelophryne pachydactyla Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994
Name authority
Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Eleutherodactylidae
Genus
Adelophryne
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
  11. familyEleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954
  12. subfamilyPhyzelaphryninae Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008
  13. genusAdelophryne Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1984
  14. speciesAdelophryne pachydactyla Hoogmoed, Borges & Cascon, 1994

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Adelophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Adelophryne adiastola Hoogmoed & Lescure, 1984EleutherodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Adelophryne glandulata Lourenço de Moraes, Ferreira, Fouquet & Bastos, 2014EleutherodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Adelophryne amapaensis Taucce, Costa-Campos, Haddad & Carvalho, 2020EleutherodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Adelophryne nordestina Lourenço-de-Moraes, Lisboa, Drummond, Moura, Moura, Lyra, Guarnieri, Mott, Hoogmoed et al., 2021EleutherodactylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 194 records assigned to Eleutherodactylidae.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=663343 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:9XZ8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.