Centrolene lynchi
| Centrolene lynchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Subfamily: | Centroleninae |
| Genus: | Centrolene |
| Species: | C. lynchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Centrolenella lynchi Duellman, 1980 | |
Centrolene lynchi, sometimes known as the Lynch's giant glass frog, is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is found in the Risaralda Department on the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia and on the western Andes in the Pichincha and Cotopaxi Provinces, Ecuador.[2][3] It is named after John Lynch, a herpetologist who collected the first specimens of this species.[4] Centrolene scirtetes might be a junior synonym of this species.[2]
Description
Giant by name only, these frogs are still larger than many of their relatives: males measure 23–27 mm (0.91–1.06 in) and females about 26 mm (1.0 in) in snout–vent length. Dorsum is yellowish-greenish with tiny whitish tubercles and black spots.[4]
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural habitats are cloud forests (including secondary ones) along streams. It requires forest vegetation overhanging water. It has greatly declined in Ecuador, likely because of changing climate, but it is also threatened by habitat loss, alien species, and pollution.[1]
References
- 1 2 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Wild, E. & Cisneros-Heredia, D. (2004). "Centrolene lynchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- 1 2 Guayasamin, J. M.; Frenkel, C.; Varela-Jaramillo, A. & Ron, S. R (2010). "Centrolene lynchi". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 8 May 2015.