Nymphargus cochranae (Goin, 1961)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Nymphargus cochranae from Zamora, Ecuador
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Open encyclopedia reference
Nymphargus cochranae (common name: Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the lower Amazonian slopes of the Cordillera Occidental of Ecuador and adjacent Colombia, though the Colombian records require confirmation.
Wikipedia contributors, Nymphargus cochranae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:25:23.515430+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nymphargus cochranae (Goin, 1961)
- Name authority
- (Goin, 1961)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Centrolenidae
- Genus
- Nymphargus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyCentrolenidae Taylor, 1951
- subfamilyCentroleninae Taylor, 1951
- genusNymphargus Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2007
- speciesNymphargus cochranae (Goin, 1961)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nymphargus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nymphargus anomalus (Lynch & Duellman, 1973) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus armatus (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1996) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus cariticommatus (Wild, 1994) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus caucanus Rada, Ospina-Sarria & Guayasamin, 2017 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus griffithsi (Goin, 1961) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus luteopunctatus (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1996) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus nephelophila (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus ocellatus (Boulenger, 1918) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus ruizi (Lynch, 1993) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus siren (Lynch & Duellman, 1973) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus truebae (Duellman, 1976) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus wileyi (Guayasamin, Bustamante, Almeida-Reinoso & Funk, 2006) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Centrolenella cochranae (Goin, 1961) (Goin, 1961) | synonym |
| Cochranella cochranae Goin, 1961 Goin, 1961 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773798 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:486JG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.