Atrato Glass Frog

Appearance

Males measure 20–24 mm and females 23–24 mm in snout–vent length. They are yellow-green dorsally, with numerous small brown and larger, more distinct creamy yellow spots. There is a diffuse green middorsal stripe. The ventral surface is transparent.

Habitat

Natural habitats of "Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum" are lowland primary and secondary rainforests as well as sub-Andean forests. It occurs on vegetation next to streams. It is a very common species but at least locally threatened by habitat loss. It occurs in a number of protected areas.

Reproduction

Males call from vegetation above streams. Clutch size is up to 35 eggs; eggs are green and encased in a gelatinous mass. Eggs are laid on the lower surface of leaves. After hatching the tadpoles fall into the stream below. Males appear sometimes to guard the eggs.