Nymphargus ocellatus

Nymphargus ocellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Centroleninae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species: N. ocellatus
Binomial name
Nymphargus ocellatus
(Boulenger, 1918)
Synonyms

Cochranella ocellata Boulenger, 1918

Nymphargus ocellatus (common name: spotted Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is endemic to the Amazonian slopes of Andes in Peru.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests (cloud forests); larvae develop in streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rodríguez, L.; Martinez, J.L. & Sinsch, U. (2004). "Nymphargus ocellatus". 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 ocellatus (Boulenger, 1918)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 March 2014.


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