Nymphargus chancas

Nymphargus chancas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Centroleninae
Genus: Nymphargus
Species: N. chancas
Binomial name
Nymphargus chancas
(Duellman & Schulte, 1993)
Synonyms

Cochranella chancas Duellman & Schulte, 1993

Nymphargus chancas (common name: Peru Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to Peru where it is only known from its type locality in the Lamas Province.[2] It is an arboreal frog found in montane cloud forests near streams. Its conservation status is unclear.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Nymphargus chancas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nymphargus chancas (Duellman and Schulte, 1993)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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