Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum

Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in northern Ecuador (Esmeraldas and Imbabura Provinces), Pacific lowlands and western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Colombia, and eastern Panama (Darién Province).[2][3][4][5] It occurs from near sea level to 1,560 m (5,120 ft) asl.[1][2]

Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species:
H. aureoguttatum
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum
(Barrera-Rodrigues and Ruiz-Carranza, 1989)
Synonyms[2]

Centrolenella aureoguttata Barrera-Rodriguez and Ruíz-Carranza, 1989

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.[4][5]

Reproduction

Males call from vegetation above streams. Clutch size is up to 35 eggs; eggs are green and encased in a gelatinous mass.[5] 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.[5]

Habitat and conservation

Natural habitats of Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum are lowland primary and secondary rainforests as well as sub-Andean forests (cloud forests). It occurs on vegetation next to streams. It is a very common species but at least locally threatened by habitat loss. It occurs in a number of protected areas.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. "Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55003A54342927. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Guayasamin, J. M.; et al. (2018). Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A. & Ortiz, D. A. (eds.). "Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum". Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2019.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. "Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum Barrerra-Rodriguez and Ruiz-Carranza 1989". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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