Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum

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Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species:
H. aureoguttatum
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum
(Barrera-Rodrigues and Ruiz-Carranza [fr], 1989)
Synonyms[2]

Centrolenella aureoguttata Barrera-Rodriguez and Ruíz-Carranza, 1989

Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum, also known as the Atrato Glass Frog

asl.[1][2]

Description

Males measure 20–24 mm (0.79–0.94 in) and females 23–24 mm (0.91–0.94 in) in snout–vent length. They are yellow-green dorsally, with numerous small brown and larger, more distinct creamy yellow spots. There is a diffuse green middorsal stripe. The ventral surface is transparent.[6][7]

Reproduction

Males call from vegetation above streams. Clutch size is up to 35 eggs; eggs are green and encased in a gelatinous mass.[7] Eggs are laid on the lower surface of leaves. After hatching the tadpoles fall into the stream below.[1] Males appear sometimes to guard the eggs.[7]

Habitat and conservation

Natural

habitat loss. It occurs in a number of protected areas.[1]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum (Barrera-Rodriguez and Ruiz-Carranza, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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  5. ^ Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2020). "Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum (Barrera & Ruiz, 1989)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia: Referencia en linea V.10.2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^
    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
    (QCAZ). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d "Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum Barrerra-Rodriguez and Ruiz-Carranza 1989". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 24 January 2020.