Centrolene ilex

Limon Giant Glass Frog

Savage, 1967

Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Group: Prosoblepon

Description

Small species (Typically 28mm-33mm) Dorsal coloration is a bluish-green, very smooth, and rarely with a few larger white spots. Iris white with a heavy black reticulation. Extensive webbing between fingers III-IV. Ventral surface partially covered in a white parietal peritoneum. Visible organs lacking a white lining.

Distribution

Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, and Colombia.

Habitat & Ecology

This larger centrolenid is nocturnal and riparian (found in the vegetation above and near streams).

Reproduction

This species reproduces by depositing its dark colored egg masses attached to vegetation overhanging moving water. Males typically call from vegetation near streams, not always above the stream's water. The call from this species is a single high pitched "tick".

Conservation

Status: Not Listed, but habitat destruction threatens amphibians worldwide.

Other Comments

Information Pending

References

Frank, N., & E. Ramus 1996 A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. NG Publishing, 337 pp
Villa, J., Wilson, L.D., & J.D. Johnson 1988 Middle American Herpetology. Univ. of Missouri Press, 131 pp.

Other Available References from Amphibian Species of the World

Duellman and Burrowes, 1989, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 132: 1-14.
Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991, Lozania, 57: 20.
Savage, 1967, Copeia, 1967: 326.
Savage, 1974, Rev. Biol. Neotropical, 22(1): 71-122.

Reference written by Brian Kubicki, Escuela de Biología,
Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica
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