Nymphargus posadae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Centrolenidae
Subfamilia: Centroleninae
Tribus: Centrolenini
Genus: Nymphargus
Species: Nymphargus posadae

Name

Nymphargus posadae (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995)

• Holotype: ICN 11307.
• Type locality: “Departamento de Cauca, municipio de Inzá, Km. 613 carretera Popayán a Inzá, vertiente oriental Codillera Central, 2°34′ latitud N, 76°4′ W de Greenwich, 2800 m”, Colombia.

Combinations

• Cochranella posadae Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995: 18 [original combination]
• Nymphargus posadae — Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2007: 34 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Ruiz-Carranza, P.M. & Lynch, J.D. 1995. Ranas Centrolenidaede Colombia V. Cuatro nuevas especies de Cochranella de la Cordillera Central. Lozania 62: 1–23. Reference page. 
• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & McDiarmid, R.W. 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): 1–182. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1572.1.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Guayasamin, J.M., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., McDiarmid, R.W., Peña, P. & Hutter, C.R. 2020. Glassfrogs of Ecuador: Diversity, evolution, and conservation. Diversity 12(222): 1–285. DOI: 10.3390/d12060222 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. IUCN: Nymphargus posadae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T54981A85874598. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54981A85874598.en. Accessed on 26 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Posada’s Glassfrog
español: Rana de Cristal de Posada