"Centrolene" acanthidiocephalum
"Centrolene" acanthidiocephalum , commonly known as the Santander giant glass frog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. Its current placement within the subfamily Centroleninae is uncertain (incertae sedis). It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from the region of the type locality on the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental in the Santander Department, at the elevations of 1,750–2,100 m (5,740–6,890 ft) asl.[2]
| "Centrolene" acanthidiocephalum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | "Centrolene" |
| Species: | "C." acanthidiocephalum |
| Binomial name | |
| "Centrolene" acanthidiocephalum (Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1989) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Its natural habitats are cloud forests where it occurs on vegetation next to streams. Its conservation status is unable to be classified due to insufficient data.[1]
References
- María Cristina Ardila-Robayo; Jose Vicente Rueda (2004). "Centrolene acanthidiocephalum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54900A11218094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54900A11218094.en. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). ""Centrolene" acanthidiocephalum (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.