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(Redirected from Phrynopus nanus) Species of frog

Niceforonia nana
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Niceforonia
Species: N. nana
Binomial name
Niceforonia nana
Goin and Cochran, 1963
Synonyms
  • Phrynopus nanus (Goin and Cochran, 1963)

Niceforonia nana is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Oriental, Colombia, and found at 3,000–3,850 m (9,840–12,630 ft) asl.

This rare frog inhabits páramo grassland and montane forest, as well as secondary forest. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss. It can grow to 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Niceforonia nana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T57219A85895597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57219A85895597.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Niceforonia nana Goin and Cochran, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Niceforonia nana (Goin & Cochran, 1963)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1.
Taxon identifiers
Niceforonia nana


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