Kingdom Animalia Class Amphibia Family Craugastoridae Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Anura Subfamily Holoadeninae | |
Similar Phrynopus, Bryophryne, Psychrophrynella, Lynchius, Noblella | ||
Phyllomedusa sporadic niceforonia nana sightings
Niceforonia is a small genus of frogs in the Craugastoridae family. The genus is endemic to Colombia. The name refers to Nicéforo María, Colombian herpetologist.
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Taxonomy
Niceforonia was resurrected from the synonymy of Phrynopus by Hedges and colleagues in 2008. No genetic data exist, and Hedges et al. placed it provisionally in subfamily Strabomantinae, family Craugastoridae, along with Phrynopus, Oreobates, and Lynchius with which it shares a synapomorphy. Based on genetic data from these three genera, Padial and colleagues moved them into Holoadeninae in 2014, with Niceforonia in tow. However, the AmphibiaWeb keeps recognizing subfamily Strabomantinae and places it Strabomantidae, Niceforonia included.
Description
Niceforonia are small frogs measuring up to 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length. Head is narrow. Differentiated tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus are absent except in Niceforonia columbiana. Dorsum is smooth. Venter is smooth or areolate.
Species
There are only three species:
Niceforonia adenobrachia has been assessed as "Critically Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, whereas the other two are "Data Deficient".