Biology:Nymphargus siren

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Short description: Species of frog

Nymphargus siren
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Nymphargus siren". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T54992A85874078. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54992/85874078. Retrieved 1 August 2022. 
  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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Centrolenidae/Centroleninae/Nymphargus/Nymphargus-siren. 
  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. http://200.31.31.2/Vertebrados/Recursos/publicaciones/Cientifica/2006_Guayasamin_etal_2006_Glassfrogs-Yanayacu.pdf. Retrieved 2015-09-04. 

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