Nymphargus oreonympha

Nymphargus oreonympha (common name: Caqueta Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to Colombia where it occurs on the Cordillera Oriental in Florencia, the Caquetá Department.[2] Its natural habitat is cloud forest, including secondary forest, where it occurs on vegetation near streams. Its conservation status is unclear.[1]

Nymphargus oreonympha

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species:
N. oreonympha
Binomial name
Nymphargus oreonympha
(Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991)
Synonyms

Cochranella oreonympha Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991

Male Nymphargus oreonympha grow to a snout–vent length of 24–26 mm (0.94–1.02 in). The dorsum has numerous small tubercles.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Nymphargus oreonympha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T54977A85875161. Downloaded on 21 July 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus oreonympha (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 July 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". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (4): 489–513. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00223.x.


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