''Nymphargus rosada'' is a species of

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in the family Centrolenidae, formerly placed in ''

Cochranella ''Cochranella'' is a genus of glass frogs, family Centrolenidae. They are found in Central America from Honduras southward to the Amazonian and Andean cloud forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Etymology The generic name ''Cochran ...

''. It is

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Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

where it is known from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central. Its natural

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s are sub-Andean forests alongside streams. It is threatened by

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and loss caused by

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, timber extraction, and water pollution. ''Nymphargus rosada'' are relatively small frogs: adult males measure in snout–vent length. The skin of the dorsum is finely shagreen with small pustules. Vomerine teeth are absent.

References

rosada Amphibians of Colombia Endemic fauna of Colombia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1997 {{Centrolenidae-stub