Alsodes verrucosus (Philippi, 1902)
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
Alsodes verrucosus (common name: olive spiny-chest frog) is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae.
It is found in the Andes of Chile (Cautín and Puyehue) and Neuquén and Río Negro Provinces, Argentina. These frogs inhabit temperate Nothofagus forest where they occur under logs and near damp areas. Tadpoles develop in cold, deep streams. Scientists have seen this frog between 500 and 1000 meters above sea level.
People have seen this frog in one protected place: Puyehue National Park.
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging.
Wikipedia contributors, Alsodes verrucosus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:03:41.123643+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alsodes verrucosus (Philippi, 1902)
- Name authority
- (Philippi, 1902)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Alsodidae
- Genus
- Alsodes
- 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
- familyAlsodidae Mivart, 1869
- genusAlsodes Bell, 1843
- speciesAlsodes verrucosus (Philippi, 1902)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alsodes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alsodes cantillanensis Charrier, Correa-Quezada, Castro & Méndez-Torres, 2015 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes vanzolinii (Donoso-Barros, 1974) | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes barrioi Veloso, Diaz, Iturra-Constant & Penna, 1981 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes coppingeri (Günther, 1881) | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes gargola Gallardo, 1970 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes igneus Cuevas & Formas, 2005 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes kaweshkari Formas, Cuevas & Nuñez, 1998 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes montanus (Lataste in Philippi, 1902) | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes norae Cuevas, 2008 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes pehuenche Cei, 1976 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes tumultuosus Veloso, Iturra-Constant & Galleguillos-G., 1979 | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alsodes vittatus (Philippi, 1902) | AlsodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eupsophus verrucosus (Philippi, 1902) (Philippi, 1902) | synonym |
| Borborocoetus verrucosus Philippi, 1902 Philippi, 1902 | synonym |
| Borborocoetes verrucosus Philippi, 1902 Philippi, 1902 | synonym |
| Borborocoetus andinus Philippi, 1902 Philippi, 1902 | 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=663873 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:C7XF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.