Alsodes vittatus (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 vittatus is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae. It is endemic to Chile and only known from its type locality, San Ignacio de Pemehue, Malleco Province. It may be threatened by habitat loss through the conversion of forest to pine plantations, and it is not known from any protected areas. Scientists have seen it between 1000 and 1610 meters above sea level.
The species was collected in 1893 by the French entomologist Philibert Germain, with three specimens later given to Rodolfo Amando Philippi, who described the species as Cystignathus vittatus. No new specimens were sighted for 130 years, until an expedition by Chilean researchers Claudio Correa Quezada and Edvin Riveros Riffo reported two populations located at the headwaters of the Lolco and Portales river basins in 2024.
Wikipedia contributors, Alsodes vittatus; 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 vittatus (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 vittatus (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 verrucosus (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 vittatus (Philippi, 1902) (Philippi, 1902) | synonym |
| Leptodactylus vittatus (Philippi, 1902) (Philippi, 1902) | synonym |
| Cystignathus vittatus 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=663874 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:C7XG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.