Niceforonia
| Niceforonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Subfamily: | Holoadeninae |
| Genus: | Niceforonia Goin and Cochran, 1963 |
| Type species | |
| Niceforonia nana Goin and Cochran, 1963 | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species (see text) | |
Niceforonia is a small genus of frogs in the Craugastoridae family. The genus is endemic to Colombia.[1][2] The name refers to Nicéforo María, Colombian herpetologist.[2]
Taxonomy
Niceforonia was resurrected from the synonymy of Phrynopus by Hedges and colleagues in 2008.[1][2] No genetic data exist, and Hedges et al. placed it provisionally in subfamily Strabomantinae, family Craugastoridae, along with Phrynopus, Oreobates, and Lynchius with which it shares a synapomorphy.[2] Based on genetic data from these three genera, Padial and colleagues moved them into Holoadeninae in 2014, with Niceforonia in tow.[3] However, the AmphibiaWeb keeps recognizing subfamily Strabomantinae and places it Strabomantidae, Niceforonia included.[4]
Description
Niceforonia are small frogs measuring up to 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length. Head is narrow. Differentiated tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus are absent except in Niceforonia columbiana. Dorsum is smooth. Venter is smooth or areolate.[2]
Species
There are only three species:[1][4]
- Niceforonia adenobrachia (Ardila-Robayo, Ruiz-Carranza, and Barrera-Rodriguez, 1996)
- Niceforonia columbiana (Werner, 1899)
- Niceforonia nana Goin and Cochran, 1963
Niceforonia adenobrachia has been assessed as "Critically Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, whereas the other two are "Data Deficient".[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Niceforonia Goin and Cochran, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hedges, S. B., Duellman, W. E., and Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa 1737: 1–182.
- ↑ Padial, J. M.; Grant, T.; Frost, D. R. (2014). "Molecular systematics of terraranas (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) with an assessment of the effects of alignment and optimality criteria". Zootaxa 3825: 1–132. doi:10.11646/zootaxa825.1.1.
- 1 2 "Strabomantidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ IUCN. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>". Retrieved 5 June 2015.