Phantasmarana apuana (Pombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003)
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.
Megaelosia apuana, fotografada a uma altitude de 1050m no rio Caledônia, município de Nova Friburgo, Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Brasil.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Phantasmarana apuana is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae.
It is endemic to Brazil.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and rivers.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It was formerly placed in the genus Megaelosia, but was reclassified to Phantasmarana in 2021.
Wikipedia contributors, Phantasmarana apuana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:38:59.684550+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phantasmarana apuana (Pombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003)
- Name authority
- (Pombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylodidae
- Genus
- Phantasmarana
- 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
- familyHylodidae Günther, 1858
- genusPhantasmarana Vittorazzi, Augusto-Alves, Neves-da-Silva, Carvalho-e-Silva, Recco-Pimentel, Toledo et al., 2021
- speciesPhantasmarana apuana (Pombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phantasmarana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phantasmarana jordanensis (Heyer, 1983) | HylodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phantasmarana lutzae (Izecksohn & Gouvêa, 1987) | HylodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phantasmarana massarti (De Witte, 1930) | HylodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phantasmarana tamuia de Sá, Condez, Lyra, Haddad & Malagoli, 2022 | HylodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Megaelosia apuana Pombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003 Pombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003 | 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=1270571 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:RWZBQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.