"Cochranella" riveroi

"Cochranella" riveroi is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Cerro Aracamuni, Venezuela. The generic placement of this species within the subfamily Centroleninae is uncertain (incertae sedis ).[2][3]

"Cochranella" riveroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: "Cochranella"
Species:
"C." riveroi
Binomial name
"Cochranella" riveroi
(Ayarzagüena, 1992)
Synonyms[2]
  • Centrolenella riveroi Ayarzagüena, 1992

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally described as Centrolenella riveroi. However, most subsequent studies have placed it in the genus Cochranella.[2][4] A study published in 2002 suggested that it belongs to the Cochranella spinosa group.[2] However, morphological data do not allow unambiguous generic placement. With no molecular data available, it is—for the time being—retained in Cochranella.[2][3]

Description

Two adult males measured 21.6 and 22.1 mm (0.85 and 0.87 in) while a single female measured 25.0 mm (0.98 in) in snout–vent length; the female had 21 eggs 2.3–2.5 mm (0.091–0.098 in) in diameter in her ovaries. The tympanum is visible. The fingers are slightly webbed and the toes moderately webbed. The dorsal skin is strongly granular. The coloration of living specimens is unknown.[4]

"Cochranella" riveroi is only known from Cerro Aracamuni, Venezuela

Habitat and conservation

The type series was collected from terrestrial bromeliads at the summit of Cerro Aracamuni at about 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level.[1][4] The vegetation at the summit is mostly low (<1 m), with forested areas in depressions and along streams.[4]

There are no known threats to this species, although its small range makes it vulnerable (Cerro Aracamuni is a tepui with a relatively small summit[4]). It occurs in the Serranía de la Neblina National Park.[1]

gollark: Also, a piece of cheese we politely asked to compute.
gollark: You must port this program to run on my Windows 9 computer. Please develop it using PHP 6, our clients want to use that.
gollark: Specifically, modem distances are measured from the computer and not modem.
gollark: Today I learned: CC values ease of use initially at the expense of consistency and usefulness.
gollark: He told me to tell Cy.

References
  1. La Marca, E.; Señaris, C. (2004). "Cochranella duidaeana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54987A11224731. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54987A11224731.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). ""Cochranella" riveroi (Ayarzagüena, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. Guayasamin, J. M.; Castroviejo-Fisher, S.; Trueb, L.; Ayarzagüena, J.; Rada, M.; Vilà, C. (2009). "Phylogenetic systematics of glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni". Zootaxa. 2100: 1–97.
  4. Señaris, J. C.; Ayarzagüena, J. (2005). "Revisión taxonómica de la Familia Centrolenidae (Amphibia; Anura) de Venezuela". Publicaciones del Comité Español del Programa Hombre y Biosfera – Red IberoMaB de la UNESCO. 7: 1–337.(Cochranella riveroi: p. 141–146)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.