Noblella myrmecoides

Noblella myrmecoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Noblella
Species: N. myrmecoides
Binomial name
Noblella myrmecoides
(Lynch, 1976)
Synonyms

Euparkerella myrmecoides Lynch, 1976
Phyllonastes myrmecoides (Lynch, 1976)

Noblella myrmecoides is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin of southeastern Colombia (Amazonas Department), eastern Ecuador (Orellana Province), eastern Peru (Loreto, San Martín, Huánuco, Cusco, and Madre de Dios Regions), Bolivia (Departments of Cochabamba and La Paz), and western Brazil (Amazonas).[2][3]

Noblella myrmecoides is a reasonably abundant species that inhabits lowland, premontane, and montane primary tropical moist forests. It is a leaf-litter species. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Jungfer, K.-H., Hoogmoed, M., Angulo, A., Reynolds, R., Monteza, J.I. & Azevedo-Ramos, C. (2010). "Noblella myrmecoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Noblella myrmecoides (Lynch, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Noblella myrmecoides (Lynch, 1976)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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