Nymphargus siren

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Nymphargus siren
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species:
N. siren
Binomial name
Nymphargus siren
(Lynch & Duellman, 1973)
Synonyms

Cochranella siren Lynch & Duellman, 1973

Nymphargus siren (common name: Rio Coca Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2] Its natural habitats are pre-montane forests near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Adult males of Nymphargus siren measure 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in) in snout–vent length. Snout is truncate and dorsal skin is shagreen with spinules.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Diego Cisneros-Heredia (2010). "Nymphargus siren". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T54992A11226688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T54992A11226688.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus siren (Lynch and Duellman, 1973)". 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.


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