Hyalinobatrachium valerioi

Hyalinobatrachium valerioi, sometimes known as the La Palma glass frog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in central Costa Rica and south to Panama and the Pacific lowlands and slopes of western Colombia and Ecuador; also in the Magdalena River Valley of Colombia (Colombian distribution is poorly resolved).[1][2][3][4]

Hyalinobatrachium valerioi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species:
H. valerioi
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium valerioi
(Dunn, 1931)
Synonyms

Centrolene valerioi Dunn, 1931
Cochranella valerioi (Dunn, 1931)
Centrolenella valerioi (Dunn, 1931)
Cochranella reticulata Taylor, 1958

Description

Males grow to 24 mm (0.94 in) and females to 26 mm (1.0 in) in snout–vent length. The dorsum is spotted yellow, with green reticulations between the spots. There might be some small dark spots in the green areas. The ventral surface is transparent, however, the heart is covered by white tissue and not visible. Also the liver and digestive tract are white. They eye colour is gold.[4]

The egg clutches, containing no more than 40 eggs, are laid on the underside of leaves over streams. Contrary to most other glass frogs, the male remains with its egg clutches also during daylight hours, performing 24-hour egg attendance.[1][4][5]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are moist primary and secondary lowland forests. Adult frogs typically occur in bushes and trees along forest streams. The species tolerates some habitat modification, provided that vegetation over streams remains.[1]

Hyalinobatrachium valerioi is declining in parts of its range while it is considered stable in others. Habitat loss (deforestation) is a significant threat, as is pollution from the spraying of illegal crops.[1]

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References
  1. Solís, F.; Ibáñez, R.; Chaves, G.; Savage, J.; Bolaños, F.; Kubicki, B.; Jaramillo, C.; Fuenmayor, Q.; Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.R.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Bolívar, W.; Almendáriz, A. (2008). "Hyalinobatrachium valerioi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T55036A11243874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55036A11243874.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium valerioi (Dunn, 1931)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. Acosta Galvis, A. R. & D. Cuentas (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium valerioi (Dunn, 1931)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. "Hyalinobatrachium valerioi Dunn, 1931". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. Vockenhuber, E.A.; W. Hödl; U. Karpfen (2008). "Reproductive behaviour of the glass frog Hyalinobatrachium valerioi Anura: Centrolenidae) at the tropical stream Quebrada Negra (La Gamba, Costa Rica)" (PDF). Stapfia. 88 (zugleich Kataloge der oberösterreichischen Landesmuseen Neue Serie 80): 335–348.
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