Nymphargus ruizi

Nymphargus ruizi (common name: Ruiz's Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to Colombia where it is known from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental and the eastern slopes of the Farallones de Cali.[2] Its natural habitats are sub-Andean forests next to streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, logging, human settlement, and water pollution.[1]

Nymphargus ruizi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species:
N. ruizi
Binomial name
Nymphargus ruizi
(Lynch, 1993)
Synonyms

Cochranella ruizi Lynch, 1993

Nymphargus ruizi are relatively small frogs: adult males measure 24–26 mm (0.94–1.02 in) in snout–vent length. The skin of the dorsum is smooth, with or without spinules. Vomerine teeth are absent.[3]

References

  1. Castro, F.; Lynch, J. & Wild, E. (2004). "Nymphargus ruizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus ruizi (Lynch, 1993)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 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" (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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