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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)

Nymphargus mariae (common name: Maria's giant glass frog) is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is endemic to cloud forests in the Serranía de Sira, Huánuco, Peru.[2]

Its natural habitat are cloud forests of the Serranía de Sira. 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 Template:IUCN2013.2
  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.