Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Centrolene Higher classification Centrolene | Phylum Chordata Family Centrolenidae Scientific name Centrolene bacatum Rank Species | |
Similar Centrolene, Glass frog, Frog, Amphibians, Centrolene antioquiense | ||
Centrolene bacatum is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is known from three localities; one on the Colombian Massif in Putumayo Department in southern Colombia, and two on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental in the Morona-Santiago and Napo provinces, Ecuador.
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Description
Males measure 19–22 mm (0.75–0.87 in) and one female 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length. Dorsum is dark green with shagreen skin with spinules and white warts. Iris is pale bronze with black reticulation.
Reproduction
Males call from the upper side of leaves at night above streams. The call is a series of four to five high-ptiched clicks, increasing in volume with the clicks and lasting about one second. Eggs are laid on the upper side, or more often, underside side of leaves, a few meters above the stream. There is no guarding of the eggs.
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural habitats are montane primary forests, and to a lesser extent, secondary forests. Reproduction takes place along streams.
Not enough is known about the distribution and ecological requirements to assess its conservation status. It occurs at the Yanayacu Biological Station, a protected area. Its habitat is threatened by agricultural development, logging, and human settlement.