Nymphargus megista
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Anura |
---|
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Centrolenidae
Subfamilia: Centroleninae
Tribus: Centrolenini
Genus: Nymphargus
Species: Nymphargus megista
Name
[edit]Nymphargus megista (Rivero, 1985)
- Holotype: MHNCSJ 0294, adult ♀, collected by Marco A. Serna on 20 May 1980. [lost fide Rada & Guayasamin (2008: 93)]
- Neotype: MHNCSJ 0291 (=MHUA 5851), adult ♂, collected by Marco A. Serna on 20 May 1980. [designated by Rada & Guayasamin (2008: 93)]
- Type locality: “Urrao, Parque Las Orquídeas (Polo), 1700-1800 m, Antioquia, Colombia”.
Combinations
[edit]- Centrolenella megista Rivero, 1985: 353 [original combination]
- Centrolenella megistra Rivero, 1985: 353 [Incorrect original spelling according to Rada & Guayasamin (2008: 92)]
- Cochranella megistra — Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991: 22 [subsequent combination]
- Cochranella megista — Rada & Guayasamin, 2008: 92 [subsequent combination]
- "Cochranella" megista — Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada & Vilà, 2009: 57 [subsequent combination, incerti generis]
- Nymphargus megistus — Trageser, Maynard, Culebras, Kohn, Quezada & Guayasamin, 2021: 30 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Rivero, J.A. 1985. Nuevos centrolénidos de Colombia y Venezuela. Brenesia 23: 335–373. Reference page.
- Ruiz-Carranza, P.M. & Lynch, J.D. 1991. Ranas Centrolenidae de Colombia I. Propuesta de una nueva clasificación genérica. Lozania 57: 1–30. Reference page.
- Rada, M. & Guayasamin, J.M. 2008. Redescripción de Cochranella megista (Rivero, 1985) y ampliación de la distribución de nueve ranas de cristal (Anura: Centrolenidae) en Colombia. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 48: 89–101. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492008001200001 Reference page.
- Guayasamin, J.M, Castroviejo-Fisher, S., Trueb, L., Ayarzagüena, J., Rada, M. & Vilà, C. 2009. Phylogenetic systematics of glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni. Zootaxa 2100(1): 1–97. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2100.1.1 Reference page.
- Trageser, S.J., Maynard, R.J., Culebras, J., Kohn, S., Quezada, A. & Guayasamin, J.M. 2021. Phylogenetic position of the glassfrog “Cochranella” megista (Anura: Centrolenidae) and first records for Ecuador. Phyllomedusa 20(1): 27–35. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v20i1p27-35 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. IUCN: Nymphargus megista (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T54970A85872984. DOI: /10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54970A85872984.en. Accessed on 23 January 2023.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Urrao Glassfrog