Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda

Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda is a species of frogs in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental in Boyacá[2][3] and Casanare Departments at elevations of 1,600–1,750 m (5,250–5,740 ft) above sea level.[3]

Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species:
H. esmeralda
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda
Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1998

Its natural habitats are cloud forests where it occurs near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Rueda, J.V. & Osorno-Muñoz, M. (2004). "Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55012A11237748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55012A11237748.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. Acosta Galvis, A. R. & D. Cuentas (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda Ruiz & Lynch, 1998". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.


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