''Nymphargus mariae'', commonly known as Maria's giant glass frog, is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the cloud forests of the Serranía de Sira,

Huánuco Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huán ...

, Peru and in Ecuador. A population endemic to Ecuador was previously considered to be a distinct species, ''Nymphargus puyoensis'', but is now classified as a junior synonym. Its natural

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s are the cloud forests of the Serranía de Sira and lower montane wet forests of Ecuador. The larvae develop in streams. There is some

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occurring within the already limited range (<5,000 km²) of this species.IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Nymphargus mariae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T88380390A89226232. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T88380390A89226232.en. Downloaded on 22 December 2018.

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mariae Amphibians of Ecuador Amphibians of Peru Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1979 {{Centrolenidae-stub