Hyalinobatrachium taylori

Hyalinobatrachium taylori is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. Its common name is Taylor's glass frog,[2] and in Spanish, ranita de cristal de Taylor.[1] It may represent at least two distinct species.[2][3]

Taylor's glass frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species:
H. taylori
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium taylori
(Goin, 1968)
Synonyms

Centrolenella taylori Goin, 1968 "1967"

Etymology

The specific name taylori honors Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978), an American herpetologist.[4]

Description

Hyalinobatrachium taylori has dark green dorsal ground colour with pale green spots, usually with one white fleck in the middle. Ventral skin is transparent, such that internal organs are visible. Bones are translucent green.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Hyalinobatrachium taylori is found from the Guiana Shield in French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and southeastern Venezuela, and presumably adjacent Brazil. The type locality, "New River, Guyana", is in the region claimed by Suriname.[2][3]

Its natural habitats are tropical rainforest and montane Guianan forests near streams. This arboreal species lays its eggs on leaves overhanging streams, and upon hatching the tadpoles drop to the stream. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

References
  1. Gaucher, P.; Hoogmoed, M. & Señaris, C. (2004). "Hyalinobatrachium taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55034A11243473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55034A11243473.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyalinobatrachium taylori (Goin, 1968)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. Cole, C. J.; Townsend, C. R.; Reynolds, R. P.; MacCulloch, R. D.; Lathrop, A. (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–578. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-125.4.317.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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