Typová lokalita
Campestre do Maranhao, temporary pool near rio Lajeado, rio Tocantins basin, 6°05'12.43"S, 47°22'54.01"W, Maranhao, Brazil, altitude 133 meters.
Původní popis
Nielsen, D. T. B., Cruz, J. C. & Junior, A. C. B. 2012. A new species of annual fish, Hypsolebias tocantinensis* sp. n. (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio Tocantins basin, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa No. 3527: 63-71.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.