Centrolene condor Cisneros-Heredia & Morales-Mite, 2008
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 condor is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is 23.2–27.6 millimetres (0.91–1.09 in) long, and the back is bluish-green, with bluish-black, brown, and yellowish-white flecks. The species is native to Ecuador.
Centrolene condor was described in 2008, and is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Centrolene condor; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:38:17.358034+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centrolene condor Cisneros-Heredia & Morales-Mite, 2008
- Name authority
- Cisneros-Heredia & Morales-Mite, 2008
- 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 condor Cisneros-Heredia & Morales-Mite, 2008
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 kutuku Ron, García, Brito-Zapata, Reyes- Puig, Figueroa-Coronel & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024 | 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 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=773770 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:S9XX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.