Centrolene kutuku Ron, García, Brito-Zapata, Reyes- Puig, Figueroa-Coronel & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024
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
Centrolene kutuku, the Kutukú Glassfrog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is green with light spots and has green bones. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Centrolene kutuku was described in 2024 and is named after the Cordillera de Cutucú.
Wikipedia contributors, Centrolene kutuku; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:38:17.359035+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centrolene kutuku Ron, García, Brito-Zapata, Reyes- Puig, Figueroa-Coronel & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024
- Name authority
- Ron, García, Brito-Zapata, Reyes- Puig, Figueroa-Coronel & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Centrolenidae
- Genus
- Centrolene
- 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
- familyCentrolenidae Taylor, 1951
- subfamilyCentroleninae Taylor, 1951
- genusCentrolene Jiménez de la Espada, 1872
- speciesCentrolene kutuku Ron, García, Brito-Zapata, Reyes- Puig, Figueroa-Coronel & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Centrolene. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Centrolene hybrida Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene camposi Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Sánchez-Nivicela & Ron, 2023 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene altitudinalis (Rivero, 1968) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene azulae (Flores & McDiarmid, 1989) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene ballux (Duellman & Burrowes, 1989) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene condor Cisneros-Heredia & Morales-Mite, 2008 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene daidalea (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene heloderma (Duellman, 1981) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene hesperia (Cadle & McDiarmid, 1990) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene lemniscata Duellman & Schulte, 1993 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Centrolene medemi (Cochran & Goin, 1970) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=1270027 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:ML5P6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.