Nymphargus puyoensis

Nymphargus puyoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species: N. puyoensis
Binomial name
Nymphargus puyoensis
(Flores and McDiarmid, 1989)
Synonyms

Centronella puyoensis Flores and McDiarmid, 1989
Centrolene puyoense (Flores and McDiarmid, 1989)
Cochranella puyoensis (Flores and McDiarmid, 1989)

Nymphargus puyoensis (common name: Puyo giant glass frog) is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitats are lower montane wet forests. Its habitat is threatened by habitat loss (the forest at the type locality has already been cleared) which is much reduced in area already.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Cisneros-Heredia, D. & Angulo, A. (2009). "Nymphargus puyoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus puyoensis (Flores and McDiarmid, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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