Niceforonia columbiana

Niceforonia columbiana is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae, sometimes known as the Colombian Andes frog. It is endemic to Colombia.[2][3] It is only known from the holotype, which is now lost. The type locality, "Monte Redondo, Buenavista" on the Cordillera Oriental, is in either Cundinamarca or Meta Department,[1][2][3] and is considered questionable by some.[4] It might be a synonym of Leptodactylus hylaedactylus[1] (=Adenomera hylaedactyla).

Niceforonia columbiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Niceforonia
Species:
N. columbiana
Binomial name
Niceforonia columbiana
(Werner, 1899)
Synonyms

Borborocoetes columbianus Werner, 1899
Phrynopus columbianus (Werner, 1899)

The type locality is at 1,000–1,300 m (3,300–4,300 ft) asl,[1][2] probably a cloud forest.[1] This contrasts with the higher-altitude paramo habitats of the other two Niceforonia species.[4] There is habitat loss in the area.[1]

References
  1. Ramírez Pinilla, M.P.; Osorno-Muñoz, M.; Rueda, J.V.; Amézquita, A. & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. (2004). "Niceforonia columbiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Niceforonia columbiana (Werner, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Niceforonia columbiana (Werner, 1899)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182.
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