Centrolene heloderma
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Centrolene heloderma

Centrolene heloderma is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae from the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. It is also known as Pichincha giant glass frog or bumpy glassfrog.

Appearance

Centrolene heloderma are small frogs (although among the generally small Centrolene, they are relatively large): males measure 27–32 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length and females 32 mm (1.3 in) (based on one frog only). It has uniformly green dorsum covered with whitish tubercles. Its snout has a characteristic obtuse profile. Females lay clutches up to 29 eggs on the upper side of leaves and very high from the water level. Upon hatching, the tadpoles drop down and develop in fast-flowing water.

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In Colombia it has been recorded from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental, in the Cauca, Risaralda, and Valle del Cauca Departments. In Ecuador it has been recorded from the western Andes in the Pichincha and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Provinces.

References

1. Centrolene heloderma Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrolene_heloderma
2. Centrolene heloderma on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54916/85878225

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