Nymphargus laurae

Nymphargus laurae

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 Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

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

Name

Nymphargus laurae Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2007: 37

• Holotype: USNM 288453 (original number OV 3298), adult ♂, collected by Jorge Olalla in October 1955.
• Type locality: “'Loreto, Upper Rio Napo' (= Loreto region, near the town of Loreto) (ca. 77°20′ S, 00°40′ W, ca. 500 m elevation), lower slopes of the Sumaco Volcano, on the Cordillera Oriental, eastern slopes of the Andes, Provincia de Orellana, República del Ecuador”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 
• Sánchez-Carvajal, M.J., Reyes-Ortega, G.C., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Ortega-Andrade, H.M. 2021. Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador. PeerJ 9: e12644. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12644 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. IUCN: Nymphargus laurae  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T135996A98657700. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54948A85872712.en. Accessed on 20 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Laura’s Glassfrog
español: Rana de cristal de Laura