Nymphargus rosada

Nymphargus rosada is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to Colombia where it is known from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central.[2] Its natural habitats are sub-Andean forests alongside streams. It is threatened by habitat fragmentation and loss caused by agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and water pollution.[1]

Nymphargus rosada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species:
N. rosada
Binomial name
Nymphargus rosada
(Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1997)
Synonyms

Cochranella rosada Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1997

Nymphargus rosada are relatively small frogs: adult males measure 24–28 mm (0.94–1.10 in) in snout–vent length. The skin of the dorsum is finely shagreen with small pustules. Vomerine teeth are absent.[3]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Nymphargus rosada". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54988A85874302. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54988A85874302.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus rosada (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
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