Kinds of Anura World

Frogs and Toads of the World

Compiled from American Museum of Natural History
Amphibian Species of the World
and other sources.

Marie Bottomley, Andrew Durso, Elizabeth Nixon,
Thao Quan and John Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens.

Scientific name -- Other names
Dendrobatidae Cope, 1865
   Allobates femoralis (Boulenger, 1884)
   Allobates zaparo (Silverstone, 1976)
   Aromobates nocturnus Myers, Paolillo O., and Daly, 1991
   Colostethus abditaurantius Silverstone, 1975
   Colostethus agilis Lynch and Ruiz-Carranza, 1985
   Colostethus alacris Rivero and Granados-Díaz, 1990
   Colostethus alagoanus (Bokermann, 1967)
   Colostethus alessandroi Grant and Rodriguez, 2001
   Colostethus anthracinus Edwards, 1971
   Colostethus argyrogaster Morales and Schulte, 1993
   Colostethus atopoglossus Grant, Humphrey, and Myers, 1997
   Colostethus awa Coloma, 1995
   Colostethus ayarzaguenai La Marca, 1997
   Colostethus beebei (Noble, 1923)
   Colostethus betancuri Rivero and Serna, 1991
   Colostethus bocagei (Jiménez de la Espada, 1871)
   Colostethus borjai Rivero and Serna, 2000
   Colostethus brachistriatus Rivero and Serna, 1986
   Colostethus breviquartus Rivero and Serna, 1986
   Colostethus bromelicola (Test, 1956)
   Colostethus brunneus (Cope, 1887)
   Colostethus caeruleodactylus Lima and Caldwell, 2001
   Colostethus capixaba (Bokermann, 1967)
   Colostethus capurinensis Péfaur, 1993
   Colostethus carioca (Bokermann, 1967)
   Colostethus cepedai Morales, 2002
   Colostethus cevallosi Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus chalcopis Kaiser, Coloma, and Gray, 1994
   Colostethus chocoensis (Boulenger, 1912)
   Colostethus chocoensis (Boulenger, 1912) -- Choco rocket frog
   Colostethus conspicuus Morales, 2002
   Colostethus crombiei Morales, 2002
   Colostethus degranvillei Lescure, 1975
   Colostethus delatorreae Coloma, 1995
   Colostethus dunni (Rivero, 1961)
   Colostethus dysprosium Rivero and Serna, 2000
   Colostethus edwardsi Lynch, 1982
   Colostethus elachyhistus Edwards, 1971
   Colostethus erasmios Rivero and Serna, 2000
   Colostethus exasperatus Duellman and Lynch, 1988
   Colostethus excisus Rivero and Serna, 2000
   Colostethus faciopunctulatus Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus fallax Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus fascianiger Grant and Castro-Herrera, 1998
   Colostethus flotator (Dunn, 1931)
   Colostethus flotator (Dunn, 1931) -- Rainforest rocket frog
   Colostethus fraterdanieli Silverstone, 1971
   Colostethus fratisenescus Morales, 2002
   Colostethus fugax Morales and Schulte, 1993
   Colostethus fuliginosus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1871)
   Colostethus furviventris Rivero and Serna, 1991
   Colostethus fuscellus Morales, 2002
   Colostethus gasconi Morales, 2002
   Colostethus goianus Bokermann, 1975
   Colostethus guanayensis La Marca, 1997
   Colostethus humilis Rivero, 1980
   Colostethus idiomelas Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus imbricolus Silverstone, 1975
   Colostethus infraguttatus (Boulenger, 1898)
   Colostethus inguinalis (Cope, 1868)
   Colostethus inguinalis (Cope, 1868) -- Common rocket frog
   Colostethus insperatus Morales, 2002
   Colostethus jacobuspetersi Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus juanii Morales, 1994
   Colostethus kingsburyi (Boulenger, 1918)
   Colostethus lacrimosus Myers, 1991
   Colostethus latinasus (Cope, 1863)
   Colostethus latinasus (Cope, 1863) -- Truando rocket frog
   Colostethus lehmanni Silverstone, 1971
   Colostethus leopardalis Rivero, 1978
   Colostethus littoralis Péfaur, 1984
   Colostethus lynchi Grant, 1998
   Colostethus machalilla Coloma, 1995
   Colostethus maculosus Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus mandelorum (Schmidt, 1932)
   Colostethus maquipucuna Coloma, 1995
   Colostethus marchesianus (Melin, 1941)
   Colostethus marmoreoventris Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus masniger Morales, 2002
   Colostethus mcdiarmidi Reynolds and Foster, 1992
   Colostethus melanolaemus Grant and Rodriguez, 2001
   Colostethus mertensi (Cochran and Goin, 1964)
   Colostethus mittermeieri Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus murisipanensis La Marca, 1997
   Colostethus mystax Duellman and Simmons, 1988
   Colostethus nexipus Frost, 1986
   Colostethus nidicola Caldwell and Lima, 2003
   Colostethus nubicola (Dunn, 1924)
   Colostethus nubicola (Dunn, 1924) -- Boquete rocket frog
   Colostethus olfersioides (Lutz, 1925)
   Colostethus ornatus Morales, 2002
   Colostethus palmatus (Werner, 1899)
   Colostethus panamensis Dunn, 1933
   Colostethus parimae La Marca, 1997
   Colostethus parkerae Meinhardt and Parmalee, 1996
   Colostethus patitae Lötters, Morales, and Proy, 2003
   Colostethus peculiaris Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus peruvianus (Melin, 1941)
   Colostethus picacho Ardila-Robayo, Acosta-Galvis, and Coloma, 2000
   Colostethus pinguis Rivero and Granados-Díaz, 1990
   Colostethus poecilonotus Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus praderioi La Marca, 1997
   Colostethus pratti (Boulenger, 1899)
   Colostethus pratti (Boulenger, 1899) -- Pratts rocket frog
   Colostethus pseudopalmatus Rivero and Serna, 2000
   Colostethus pulchellus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1875)
   Colostethus pumilus Rivero, 1991
   Colostethus ramirezi Rivero and Serna, 2000
   Colostethus ramosi Silverstone, 1971
   Colostethus ranoides (Boulenger, 1918)
   Colostethus roraima La Marca, 1997
   Colostethus ruizi Lynch, 1982
   Colostethus ruthveni Kaplan, 1997
   Colostethus saltuarius Grant and Ardila-Robayo, 2002
   Colostethus saltuensis Rivero, 1980
   Colostethus sanmartini Rivero, Langone, and Prigioni, 1986
   Colostethus sauli Edwards, 1974
   Colostethus shrevei (Rivero, 1961)
   Colostethus shuar Duellman and Simmons, 1988
   Colostethus stepheni Martins, 1989
   Colostethus subpunctatus (Cope, 1899)
   Colostethus sumtuosus Morales, 2002
   Colostethus sylvaticus (Barbour and Noble, 1920)
   Colostethus talamancae (Cope, 1875)
   Colostethus talamancae (Cope, 1875) -- Talamanca rocket frog
   Colostethus tamacuarensis Myers and Donnelly, 1997
   Colostethus tepuyensis La Marca, 1997
   Colostethus thorntoni (Cochran and Goin, 1970)
   Colostethus toachi Coloma, 1995
   Colostethus trilineatus (Boulenger, 1884)
   Colostethus undulatus Myers and Donnelly, 2001
   Colostethus utcubambensis Morales, 1994
   Colostethus vanzolinius Morales, 2002
   Colostethus vergeli (Hellmich, 1940)
   Colostethus vertebralis (Boulenger, 1899)
   Colostethus wayuu Acosta-Galvis, Cuentas, and Coloma, 1999
   Colostethus whymperi (Boulenger, 1882)
   Colostethus yaguara Rivero and Serna, 1991
   Cryptophyllobates azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985)
   Dendrobates abditus Myers and Daly, 1976
   Dendrobates altobueyensis Silverstone, 1975
   Dendrobates amazonicus Schulte, 1999
   Dendrobates arboreus Myers, Daly and Martinez, 1984 -- Polkadot poison frog
   Dendrobates arboreus Myers, Daly, and Martinez, 1984
   Dendrobates auratus (Girard, 1855)
   Dendrobates auratus (Girard, 1855) -- Gold arrow-poison frog; Green and black poison frog; Green and black poison-dart frog; Green and black poison-arrow frog; Green poison-arrow frog; Green and golden poison-arrow frog; Green poison frog
   Dendrobates azureus Hoogmoed, 1969
   Dendrobates biolat Morales, 1992
   Dendrobates bombetes Myers and Daly, 1980
   Dendrobates captivus Myers, 1982
   Dendrobates castaneoticus Caldwell and Myers, 1990 -- Brazil-nut poison dart frog
   Dendrobates claudiae Jungfer, Lotters, and Jorgens, 2000
   Dendrobates claudiae Jungfer, Lötters, and Jörgens, 2000
   Dendrobates duellmani Schulte, 1999
   Dendrobates fantasticus Boulenger, 1884
   Dendrobates flavovittatus Schulte, 1999
   Dendrobates fulguritus Silverstone, 1975
   Dendrobates fulguritus Silverstone, 1975 -- Yellowbelly poison frog; Yellow-bellied poison-arrow frog; Yellow-bellied poison frog; Minyobates fulguritus
   Dendrobates galactonotus Steindachner, 1864 -- Splashback poison dart frog
   Dendrobates granuliferus Taylor, 1958 -- Granular poison frog
   Dendrobates histrionicus Berthold, 1845
   Dendrobates imitator Schulte, 1986
   Dendrobates lamasi Morales, 1992
   Dendrobates lehmanni Myers and Daly, 1976 -- Lehmanns frog
   Dendrobates leucomelas Steindachner, 1864
   Dendrobates minutus Shreve, 1935
   Dendrobates minutus Shreve, 1935 -- Bluebelly poison frog; Blue-bellied poison-arrow frog; Blue-bellied poison frog; Minyobates minutus
   Dendrobates mysteriosus Myers, 1982
   Dendrobates occultator Myers and Daly, 1976
   Dendrobates opisthomelas Boulenger, 1899
   Dendrobates pumilio Schmidt, 1857
   Dendrobates pumilio Schmidt, 1857 -- Strawberry poison frog; Flaming poison-arrow frog; Strawberry poison-dart frog; Red-and-blue poison frog; Flaming poison frog
   Dendrobates quinquevittatus Steindachner, 1864
   Dendrobates reticulatus Boulenger, 1884
   Dendrobates rubrocephalus Schulte, 1999
   Dendrobates sirensis Aichinger, 1991
   Dendrobates speciosus Schmidt, 1857
   Dendrobates speciosus Schmidt, 1857 -- Splendid poison frog; Splendid poison-arrow frog
   Dendrobates steyermarki Rivero, 1971
   Dendrobates tinctorius (Schneider, 1799)
   Dendrobates truncatus (Cope, 1861)
   Dendrobates vanzolinii Myers, 1982
   Dendrobates variabilis Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988
   Dendrobates ventrimaculatus Shreve, 1935
   Dendrobates vicentei Jungfer, Weygoldt and Juraske, 1996
   Dendrobates vicentei Jungfer, Weygoldt, and Juraske, 1996
   Dendrobates viridis Myers and Daly, 1976
   Dendrobates virolinensis (Ruiz-Carranza and Ramirez-Pinilla, 1992)
   Epipedobates andinus Myers and Burrowes, 1987
   Epipedobates anthonyi (Noble, 1921)
   Epipedobates bassleri (Melin, 1941)
   Epipedobates bilinguis Jungfer, 1989
   Epipedobates bolivianus (Boulenger, 1902)
   Epipedobates boulengeri (Barbour, 1909)
   Epipedobates braccatus (Steindachner, 1864)
   Epipedobates cainarachi Schulte, 1989
   Epipedobates erythromos (Vigle and Miyata, 1980)
   Epipedobates espinosai (Funkhouser, 1956)
   Epipedobates flavopictus (Lutz, 1925)
   Epipedobates hahneli (Boulenger, 1884)
   Epipedobates ingeri (Cochran and Goin, 1970)
   Epipedobates labialis (Cope, 1874)
   Epipedobates macero Rodriguez and Myers, 1993
   Epipedobates maculatus (Peters, 1873)
   Epipedobates maculatus (Peters, 1873) -- Confusing poison frog
   Epipedobates myersi (Pyburn, 1981)
   Epipedobates parvulus (Boulenger, 1882)
   Epipedobates petersi (Silverstone, 1976)
   Epipedobates pictus (Tschudi, 1838)
   Epipedobates planipaleae Morales and Velazco, 1998
   Epipedobates pongoensis Schulte, 1999
   Epipedobates pulchripectus (Silverstone, 1976)
   Epipedobates rubriventris Lötters, Debold, Henle, Glaw, and Kneller, 1997
   Epipedobates rufulus (Gorzula, 1990)
   Epipedobates silverstonei (Myers and Daly, 1979)
   Epipedobates simulans Myers, Rodriguez, and Icochea, 1998
   Epipedobates smaragdinus (Silverstone, 1976)
   Epipedobates tricolor (Boulenger, 1899)
   Epipedobates trivittatus (Spix, 1824)
   Mannophryne caquetio Mijares-Urrutia and Arends-R., 1999
   Mannophryne collaris (Boulenger, 1912)
   Mannophryne cordilleriana La Marca, 1995
   Mannophryne herminae (Boettger, 1893)
   Mannophryne lamarcai Mijares-Urrutia and Arends-R., 1999
   Mannophryne larandina (Yústiz, 1991)
   Mannophryne neblina (Test, 1956)
   Mannophryne oblitterata (Rivero, 1984)
   Mannophryne olmonae (Hardy, 1983)
   Mannophryne riveroi (Donoso-Barros, 1965)
   Mannophryne trinitatis (Garman, 1888)
   Mannophryne yustizi (La Marca, 1989)
   Nephelobates alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1903)
   Nephelobates duranti (Péfaur, 1985)
   Nephelobates haydeeae (Rivero, 1978)
   Nephelobates mayorgai (Rivero, 1980)
   Nephelobates meridensis (Dole and Durant, 1973)
   Nephelobates molinarii (La Marca, 1985)
   Nephelobates orostoma (Rivero, 1978)
   Nephelobates serranus (Péfaur, 1985)
   Phyllobates aurotaenia (Boulenger, 1913)
   Phyllobates bicolor Duméril and Bibron, 1841
   Phyllobates lugubris (Schmidt, 1857)
   Phyllobates lugubris (Schmidt, 1857) -- Lovely poison-arrow frog; Lovely poison frog
   Phyllobates terribilis Myers, Daly, and Malkin, 1978
   Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893)
   Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893) -- Golfodulcean poison frog; Golfodulcean poison-arrow frog

Updated: 2012-04-03 18:56:45

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