Colostethus panamansis (Dunn, 1933)
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.
Common rocket frog
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Open encyclopedia reference
Colostethus panamansis, also known as the Panama rocket frog or (ambiguously) common rocket frog, is a species of poison dart frog. It is found in northwestern Colombia and Panama. It is one of the best studied poison dart frogs; however, until 2004 Colostethus panamansis was considered a synonym of Colostethus inguinalis, and consequently the older literature uses that name.
Wikipedia contributors, Colostethus panamansis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:44:17.328426+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Colostethus panamansis (Dunn, 1933)
- Name authority
- (Dunn, 1933)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dendrobatidae
- Genus
- Colostethus
- 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
- superfamilyDendrobatoidea Cope, 1865
- familyDendrobatidae Cope, 1865
- subfamilyColostethinae Cope, 1867
- genusColostethus Cope, 1866
- speciesColostethus panamansis (Dunn, 1933)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Colostethus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Colostethus latinasus (Cope, 1863) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus lynchi Grant, 1998 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus inguinalis (Cope, 1868) | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus imbricolus Silverstone, 1975 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus agilis Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1985 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colostethus furviventris Rivero & Serna, 1991 | DendrobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Prostherapis inguinalis panamensis (Dunn, 1933) (Dunn, 1933) | synonym |
| Hyloxalus panamanensis Dunn, 1933 Dunn, 1933 | synonym |
| Hyloxalus panamansis Dunn, 1933 Dunn, 1933 | synonym |
| Prostherapis panamansis (Dunn, 1933) (Dunn, 1933) | synonym |
| Colostethus panamensis (Dunn, 1933) (Dunn, 1933) | 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=774015 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:X8FT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.