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Nymphargus mariae

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Nymphargus mariae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species:
N. mariae
Binomial name
Nymphargus mariae
(Duellman & Toft, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Centrolene mariae (Duellman & Toft, 1979)
  • Centronella puyoensis Flores and McDiarmid, 1989
  • Centrolene puyoense (Flores and McDiarmid, 1989)
  • Cochranella puyoensis (Flores and McDiarmid, 1989)
  • Nymphargus puyoensis (Flores and McDiarmid, 1989)

Nymphargus mariae, commonly known as Maria's giant glass frog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the cloud forests of the Serranía de Sira, Huánuco, Peru and in Ecuador.[2] A population endemic to Ecuador was previously considered to be a distinct species, Nymphargus puyoensis, but is now classified as a junior synonym.

Its natural habitats are the cloud forests of the Serranía de Sira and lower montane wet forests of Ecuador. The larvae develop in streams. There is some habitat loss occurring within the already limited range (<5,000 km²) of this species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Nymphargus mariae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T88380390A89226232. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T88380390A89226232.en. Downloaded on 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus mariae (Duellman and Toft, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 March 2014.