Nymphargus garciae
| Nymphargus garciae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Nymphargus |
| Species: | N. garciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphargus garciae (Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cochranella garciae Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995 | |
Nymphargus garciae is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central, Colombia.[2] 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.[1]
Nymphargus garciae lay the eggs on leaves overhanging water; when the tadpoles hatch they drop in to the water below where they develop further.[1] 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.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Quevedo Gil, A. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Nymphargus garciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.