Biology:Hyalinobatrachium taylori

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Taylor's glass frog
Hyalinobatrachium aff. taylori.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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"

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]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hyalinobatrachium taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T55034A109532153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55034A109532153.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55034/109532153. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyalinobatrachium taylori (Goin, 1968)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Centrolenidae/Hyalinobatrachinae/Hyalinobatrachium/Hyalinobatrachium-taylori. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT332. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2213372 entry