Nymphargus nephelophila

Nymphargus nephelophila
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Centrolenidae
Genus:	Nymphargus
Species:	N. nephelophila
Binomial name
	Nymphargus nephelophila; (Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991)
Synonyms
	Cochranella nephelophila Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991

Nymphargus nephelophila (common name: Florencia Cochran frog) is a species of frogs in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to the Caquetá Department, Colombia, where it is known from the eastern versant of the Cordillera Oriental near Florencia.[2] Its natural habitat is vegetation near streams in cloud forest, including secondary forest. Habitat loss is a threat to this species, but it is too little known to assess its conservation status.[1]

Nymphargus nephelophila lay the eggs on leaves overhanging water; when the tadpoles hatch they drop into the water below where they develop further.[1] Adult males measure 23–24 mm (0.91–0.94 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is truncate and dorsal skin is smooth with diminutive tubercles.[3]

References

Rueda, J.V. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Nymphargus nephelophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54972A11219902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54972A11219902.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus garciae (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
Guayasamin, J. M.; Bustamante, M. R.; Almeida-Reinoso, D.; Funk, W. C. (2006). "Glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with the description of a new species and comments on centrolenid systematics" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (4): 489–513. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00223.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

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[IUCN-1] Rueda, J.V. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Nymphargus nephelophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54972A11219902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54972A11219902.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus garciae (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[3] Guayasamin, J. M.; Bustamante, M. R.; Almeida-Reinoso, D.; Funk, W. C. (2006). "Glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with the description of a new species and comments on centrolenid systematics" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (4): 489–513. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00223.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-04.