- Nymphargus posadae
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Nymphargus posadae Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Centrolenidae Genus: Nymphargus Species: N. posadae Binomial name Nymphargus posadae
Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995[verification needed]Synonyms Cochranella posadae
Nymphargus posadae is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family, formerly placed in Cochranella. It inhabits the eastern slopes of the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Wild, E. & Lynch, J. 2004. Cochranella posadae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Guayasamin, J. M., M. R. Bustamante, D. Almeida-Reinoso, and W. C. Funk. 2006. Glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with the description of a new species and comments on centrolenid systematics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 147:489–513.
- Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. and R.W. McDiarmid. 2007. Revision of the characters of Centrolenidae (Amphibia: Anura: Athesphatanura), with comments on its taxonomy and the description of new taxa of glassfrogs. Zootaxa 1572: 1-82. PDF Available by clicking here
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