Nymphargus siren

Nymphargus siren
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Centrolenidae
Genus:	Nymphargus
Species:	N. siren
Binomial name
Nymphargus siren (Lynch & Duellman, 1973)
Synonyms
Cochranella sirenLynch & Duellman, 1973

Nymphargus siren (common name: Rio Coca Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella . It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. ^[2] Its natural habitats are pre-montane forests near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

Adult males of Nymphargus siren measure 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in) in snout–vent length. Snout is truncate and dorsal skin is shagreen with spinules. ^[3]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Nymphargus siren". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T54992A85874078. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus siren (Lynch and Duellman, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
3. Guayasamin, J. M.; Bustamante, M. R.; Almeida-Reinoso, D.; Funk, W. C. (2006). "Glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with the description of a new species and comments on centrolenid systematics" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (4): 489–513. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00223.x . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-04.