Centrolene lynchi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Centrolene |
| Species: | C. lynchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)
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Centrolene lynchi, also known as Lynch's giant glass frog, Lynch's glassfrog, and the Tandayapa giant glass frog, is a species of
Centrolenidae.[1][2] It is found in the Risaralda Department and Nariño Department on the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia and on the western Andes in the Pichincha, Cotopaxi, and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Provinces, Ecuador.[3][4] It is named after John Douglas Lynch, the herpetologist who collected the first specimens of this species.[4]
Description
Giant by name only, these frogs are still larger than many of their relatives: males measure 23–27 mm (0.91–1.06 in) in snout–vent length and females about 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout–vent length.
Dorsum is yellowish-greenish with tiny whitish tubercles and black spots.[4]
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural
habitat loss, alien species, pollution, and chytridiomycosis. It is present in Reserve Las Gralarias and Reserva Estacion Experimental La Favorita, Ecuador.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2020). "Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia: Referencia en linea V.10.2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador(QCAZ). Retrieved 13 February 2020.