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Nymphargus garciae

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Species of frog

Nymphargus garciae
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species: N. garciae
Binomial name
Nymphargus garciae
(Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995)
Synonyms

Cochranella garciae Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995

Nymphargus garciae is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central, Colombia. Its natural habitat is vegetation alongside streams in sub-Andean and Andean forests. It requires gallery forest for reproduction, and is therefore very sensitive to disturbance of this kind of habitat. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Nymphargus garciae lay the eggs on leaves overhanging water; when the tadpoles hatch they drop into the water below where they develop further. Adult males measure 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is round and dorsal skin is finely shagreen with spiculated tubercles.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Nymphargus garciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T54962A85873982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T54962A85873982.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Nymphargus garciae


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