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Nymphargus garciae (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995)
Cochranella garciae Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995, Lozania, 62: 14. Holotype: ICN 11752, by original designation. Type locality: "Departamento de Cauca, municipio de Inzá, Km. 64–73 carretera Popayán a Inzá, vertiente oriental Codillera Central, 2° 34′ latitud N, 76° 4′ W de Greenwich, 2590–2660 m", Colombia.
Nymphargus garciae — Cisneros-Heredia and McDiarmid, 2007, Zootaxa, 1572: 34.
English Names
García's Glassfrog (Guayasamin, Cisneros-Heredia, McDiarmid, Peña, and Hutter, 2020, Diversity, 12 (222): 164).
Distribution
Eastern slope of the Cordillera Central in Colombia in the departments of Cauca, Huila, and Tolima, 1900–2700 m elevation, and 2550–3012 m elevation in the Cordillera Occidental in central and northern Ecuador.
Geographics occurrence
Natural resident: Colombia, Ecuador
Comment
In the Cochranella ocellata group, most similar to Cochranella megacheira, according to the original publication. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 213. Guayasamin, Cisneros-Heredia, McDiarmid, Peña, and Hutter, 2020, Diversity, 12 (222): 164–166, provided a detailed account, primarily focused on the Ecuador segment of the range, including adult morphology, relationships, natural history, and conservation status.
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