"Centrolene" petrophilum

"Centrolene" petrophilum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Centrolenidae
Genus:	"Centrolene"
Species:	"C." petrophilum
Binomial name
"Centrolene" petrophilum Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991

"Centrolene" petrophilum, the Boyaca giant glass frog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. ^[2]

It is endemic to Colombia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. The species is threatened by habitat loss, such as from mining; deforestation due to logging; and intensive agriculture, including livestock ranching, grazing, and crop cultivation.

Species information

• Sexual dimorphism: Females have spines but they are significantly smaller than males spines. Females are also larger than males. Females reach 27.4–31.38 millimetres (1.079–1.235 in) and males reach 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in) in snout to vent length.
• Locations/Habitat: Lives in tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. Occurs in six geographical sites on the eastern flank of the northern portion of the Cordillera Oriental, Boyacá Department, Colombia. This species live on vegetation next to or above streams in a cloud forest, and can also be found in a secondary forest. It has an upper elevation limit of 2200 meters and a lower elevation limit of 1600 meters.
• Mating: Females lay eggs on the sides of rocks in streams, and the larvae develop in the water. Males will defend and take care of the eggs.
• Endangered as of August 2016

See also

• Cloud forest
• Secondary forest
• Sexual dimorphism

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Centrolene petrophilum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T54932A85879250. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54932A85879250.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "AmphibiaWeb - Centrolene petrophilum". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

Sources

• "Centrolene petrophilum". AmphibiaWeb.
• "Centrolene petrophilum". Encyclopedia of Life.