Centrolene lynchi, also known as Lynch's giant glass frog, Lynch's glassfrog, and the Tandayapa giant glass frog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae.[1][2] It is found in the Risaralda Department and Nariño Department on the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia and on the western Andes in the Pichincha, Cotopaxi, and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Provinces, Ecuador.[3][4] It is named after John Douglas Lynch, the herpetologist who collected the first specimens of this species.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Centrolene |
| Species: | C. lynchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)
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Description edit
Giant by name only, these frogs are still larger than many of their relatives: males measure 23–27 mm (0.91–1.06 in) in snout–vent length and females about 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout–vent length. Dorsum is yellowish-greenish with tiny whitish tubercles and black spots.[4]
Habitat and conservation edit
The species' natural habitats are cloud forests (including secondary ones) along streams at elevations of 1,140–2,075 m (3,740–6,808 ft) above sea level. It requires forest vegetation overhanging water. It has greatly declined in Ecuador, likely because of changing climate, but it is also threatened by habitat loss, alien species, pollution, and chytridiomycosis. It is present in Reserve Las Gralarias and Reserva Estacion Experimental La Favorita, Ecuador.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Centrolene lynchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T54924A85877848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T54924A85877848.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2020). "Centrolene lynchi (Duellman, 1980)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia: Referencia en linea V.10.2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Guayasamín, J. M.; et al. (2019). Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A. & Ortiz, D. A. (eds.). "Centrolene lynchi". Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2019.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 13 February 2020.