Noblella
| Noblella | |
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| Noblella pygmaea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Subfamily: | Holoadeninae |
| Genus: | Noblella Barbour, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Sminthillus peruvianus Noble, 1921
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| Species | |
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12 (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phyllonastes Heyer, 1977 | |
Noblella is a genus of frogs in the family Craugastoridae. They are found on the eastern slopes of the Andes and in the Amazon Basin in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.[1][2] The name refers to Gladwyn K. Noble, who described the first species.[2]
Taxonomy
Noblella was originally erected to accommodate Sminthillus peruvianus, but subsequently synonymized, first with Eleutherodactylus (1971) and then with Phrynopus (1975). Noblella was resurrected by De la Riva and colleagues in 2008. At the same time, they put Phyllonastes into synonymy of Noblella.[1][3] However, Noblella, as currently defined, might still be polyphyletic.[1]
The AmphibiaWeb keeps Noblella in Strabomantidae,[4] a family no longer recognized by the Amphibian Species of the World.[5]
Description
Noblella are small frogs measuring up to 22 mm (0.87 in) in snout–vent length. Head is no wider than the body. Tympanic membrane is differentiated except in Noblella duellmani. Dorsum is pustulate or shagreen. Venter is smooth.[2]
Species
There are at least 12 species:[1][4]
- Noblella carrascoicola (De la Riva and Köhler, 1998)
- Noblella coloma Guayasamin and Terán-Valdez, 2009
- Noblella duellmani (Lehr, Aguilar, and Lundberg, 2004)
- Noblella heyeri (Lynch, 1986)
- Noblella lochites (Lynch, 1976)
- Noblella lynchi (Duellman, 1991)
- Noblella madreselva Catenazzi, Uscapi and von May, 2015
- Noblella myrmecoides (Lynch, 1976)
- Noblella personina Harvey, Almendáriz, Brito-M., and Batallas-R., 2013
- Noblella peruviana (Noble, 1921)
- Noblella pygmaea Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
- Noblella ritarasquinae (Köhler, 2000)
AmphibiaWeb also tentatively includes "Eleutherodactylus bilineatus" in Noblella,[4] whereas the Amphibian Species of the World only gives it a familial placement.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Noblella Barbour, 1930". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ De la Riva, I.; J. C. Chaparro; J. M. Padial (2008). "The taxonomic status of Phyllonastes Heyer and Phrynopus peruvianus (Noble) (Lissamphibia, Anura): resurrection of Noblella Barbour" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1685: 67–68.
- ^ a b c "Strabomantidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Craugastoridae Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 June 2015.