Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum

Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum (common name: Starrett's glass frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in scattered localities in Costa Rica and west-central Panama.[2][3] It has, however, been suggested that most populations actually represent Hyalinobatrachium talamancae, with Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum restricted to its type locality in the San Isidro de El General district.[1]

Starrett's glass frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species:
H. vireovittatum
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum
(Starrett and Savage, 1973)
Synonyms

Centrolenella vireovittata Starrett and Savage, 1973

Its natural habitats are humid montane forests where it can be seen in bushes and trees along forest streams. The tadpoles develop in these streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

It was named after American herpetologist Priscilla Hollister Starrett.

See also
  • Starrett, Priscilla, and Jay M. Savage. "The systematic status and distribution of Costa Rican glass-frogs, genus Centrolenella (Family Centrolenidae), with description of a new species." Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 72.2 (1973): 57-78.

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55037A54359707. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum (Starrett and Savage, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. "Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum Starrett and Savage 1973". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 20 March 2016.


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