Duellmanohyla legleri (Taylor, 1958)
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.
Rana de la familia hylidae endémica de Costa Rica y oeste Panamameño
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Open encyclopedia reference
Legler's stream frog (Duellmanohyla legleri) is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is named after John M. Legler, a herpetologist at the University of Kansas.
Wikipedia contributors, Legler's stream frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:58:21.106707+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Duellmanohyla legleri (Taylor, 1958)
- Name authority
- (Taylor, 1958)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Duellmanohyla
- 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
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDuellmanohyla Campbell & Smith, 1992
- speciesDuellmanohyla legleri (Taylor, 1958)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Duellmanohyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Duellmanohyla schmidtorum (Stuart, 1954) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla chamulae (Duellman, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla ignicolor (Duellman, 1961) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla lythrodes (Savage, 1968) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla salvavida (McCranie & Wilson, 1986) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duellmanohyla soralia (Wilson & McCranie, 1985) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyla legleri Taylor, 1958 Taylor, 1958 | synonym |
| Ptychohyla legleri (Taylor, 1958) (Taylor, 1958) | 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=1270101 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:NR4JQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.