Nymphargus pluvialis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Subfamily: | Centroleninae |
| Genus: | Nymphargus |
| Species: | N. pluvialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphargus pluvialis (Cannatella and Duellman, 1982) | |
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Nymphargus pluvialis is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is known from the area of its type locality, Pistipata, Río Umasbamba, in the Huayopata District of the Cusco Region of Peru as well as La Paz, Bolivia. Its common name is Pistipata cochran frog, although it no longer is included in the genus Cochranella.[2]
Description
Male Nymphargus pluvialis measure 25–27 mm (0.98–1.06 in) in snout–vent length. Snout is truncate. Dorsal skin has warts and spinules.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Nymphargus pluvialis is only known from close to streams in montane and cloud forests, or, as was the case with the type locality, coffee and tea plantation with remnants of cloud forest. Individuals are calling during rainy nights from herbaceous plants on very wet cliffs and the upper sides of leaves over water adjacent to streams. Eggs are laid in clutches on the tips of the upper surfaces of the leaves. The tadpoles develop in streams.[1]
Nymphargus pluvialis is common in Peru, but uncommon in Bolivia. Its conservation status is unclear although it seems to tolerate some habitat modification.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Rodríguez, L.; Martinez, J.L.; Reichle, S. &Arizabal, W. (2004). "Nymphargus pluvialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus pluvialis (Cannatella and Duellman, 1982)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ 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.