Centrolene huilense
| Centrolene huilense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Subfamily: | Centroleninae |
| Genus: | Centrolene |
| Species: | C. huilense |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrolene huilense Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995 | |
Centrolene huilense is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the region of its type locality near Isnos, on the Cordillera Central in the Huila Department.[2][3]
Description
Males measure 24–27 mm (0.94–1.06 in) in snout–vent length. Texture of dorsal skin of males is shagreen with spinules.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are sub-Andean forests (cloud forests). It occurs on vegetation beside water sources or in streams. Major threat to this species is habitat destruction.[1]
References
- 1 2 Wild, E. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Centrolene huilense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Centrolene huilense Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Centrolene huilense Ruiz & Lynch, 1995". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ Guayasamin, J. M.; Bustamante, M. R.; Almeida-Reinoso, D.; Funk, W. C. (2006). "Glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with the description of a new species and comments on centrolenid systematics" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (4): 489–513. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00223.x.
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