Oreophrynella nigra Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994
Oreophrynella nigra Señaris, Ayarzagüena, and Gorzula, 1994, Publ. Asoc. Amigos Doñana, 3: 11. Holotype: MHNLS 10583, by original designation. Type locality: "Kukenan-tepui I, Estado Bolívar, Venezuala (09° 51′N—60° 48′ W). 2.500 m s.n.m."
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
On the tepuis of Kukenan and Yuruaní, state of Bolívar, Venezuela, 2300-2700 m elevation.
Comment
See comments on distribution and natural history by Gorzula and Señaris, 1999 "1998", Scient. Guaianae, 8: 20. Confused with Oreophrynella quelchii prior to its description. Barrio-Amorós, 2004, Rev. Ecol. Latino Am., 9: 4, reported on distribution and relevant literature. 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: 200. Kok, MacCulloch, Means, Roelants, Van Bocxlaer, and Bossuyt, 2012, Curr. Biol., 22: R589-R590, implied that Oreophrynella nigra is conspecific with Oreophrynella quelchii.
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