Nymphargus mariae

Nymphargus mariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Centroleninae
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. 1 2 Rodríguez, L.; Martinez, J.L.; Wild, E.; Arizabal, W.; Lehr, E. & Aguilar Puntriano, C. (2004). "Nymphargus mariae". 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 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.


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