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Andes giant glass frog

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Espadarana

Higher classification
  
Centrolene

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Centrolenidae

Scientific name
  
Centrolene andinum

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Frog, Glass frog, Centrolene, Espadarana, Amphibians

The Andes giant glass frog (Espadarana andina) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia and the Mérida Andes and Serranía del Perijá of Venezuela. In Spanish, it is known as ranita de cristal Andina.

Its natural habitats are cloud forests and montane evergreen dry forests. It lives along mountain streams and lays its eggs on vegetation over the streams. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

References

Andes giant glass frog Wikipedia


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