Andes giant glass frog
| Andes giant glass frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Espadarana |
| Species: | E. andina |
| Binomial name | |
| Espadarana andina Rivero, 1968[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Centrolene lentiginosum Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991 | |
The Andes giant glass frog (Espadarana andina) is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. In Spanish, it is known as ranita de cristal Andina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]
References
- 1 2 La Marca, E.; Rueda, J.V. & Ramírez Pinilla, M.P. (2004). "Espadarana andinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Espadarana andina (Rivero, 1968)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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