Nymphargus nephelophila (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Nymphargus nephelophila (common name: Florencia Cochran frog) is a species of frogs in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in Cochranella. It is endemic to the Caquetá Department, Colombia, where it is known from the eastern versant of the Cordillera Oriental near Florencia.
Its natural habitat is vegetation near streams in cloud forest, including secondary forest. Habitat loss is a threat to this species, but it is too little known to assess its conservation status.
Nymphargus nephelophila lay the eggs on leaves overhanging water; when the tadpoles hatch they drop into the water below where they develop further. Adult males measure 23–24 mm (0.91–0.94 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is truncate and dorsal skin is smooth with diminutive
tubercles.
Wikipedia contributors, Nymphargus nephelophila; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:26:11.735403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nymphargus nephelophila (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991)
- Name authority
- (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991)
- 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 nephelophila (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991)
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 cochranae (Goin, 1961) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus griffithsi (Goin, 1961) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nymphargus luteopunctatus (Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1996) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cochranella nephelophila Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991 Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991 | 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=773808 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:486JW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.