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Glassfrogs from the land bridge (Centrolenidae)

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A closeup shot of the Emerald Glassfrog (<i>Espadarana prosoblepon</i>). You can see the bones and circulatory system in the arms.
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A closeup shot of the Emerald Glassfrog (Espadarana prosoblepon). You can see the bones and circulatory system in the arms.

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  • A male Reticulated Glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium valerioi</i>) stands guard over his only clutch of eggs. You can't tell from the photo, but the frog and eggs are clinging to the underside of a large heliconia leaf that is hanging over a small riverbed.
  • Just keep checking those rolled up Heliconia leaves, eventually you'll peek in the right one. Spined Glassfrog (<i>Teratohyla spinosa</i>) Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
  • One of my favorite frogs from the Darien! The glassfrog with a super sloped snout: <i>Cochranella euknemos</i>! We were hiking through the forest one night when we passed a dried seepage. I stopped the group and quietly headed into the seepage; minutes later we heard the two note buzz of this species... We managed to collect high quality recording of this species, and photograph its cloudy egg mass. This species deposits its eggs over dried seepages in hopes that when they hatch a heavy rain will wash the tadpoles into the stream below. A risky strategy, but a great way to avoid competition for oviposition sites. <i>Cochranella euknemos</i> Darien, Panama May 2013
  • This little glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum</i>) was encountered at both sites during the most recent Panama expedition. Once the call is learned, their presence can be reliably detected without needing to have a visual of the animal. Though, finding their hiding spots on the undersides of leaves is half of the fun! El Cope, Panama May 2013
  • Reticulated glassfrogs (<i>Hyalinobatrachium valerioi</i>) engaged in amplexus while hanging four meters above a river in the southwest of Costa Rica.
  • This male Reticulated Glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium valerioi</i>) was calling for a mate from the underside of a palm leaf.
  • Ghost Glassfrog, <i>Sachatamia ilex</i>
  • Fleischmann's Glassfrog (<I>Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni</i>) -what a name!- showing what is means to be a transparent glassfrog. El Valle, Panama
  • The same frog (<I>Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni</i>) from the previous photo, but this time shot using a bit of fill flash from the front in order to show the yellow spots.
  • A male Reticulated Glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium valerioi</i>) stands guard over his only clutch of eggs. You can't tell from the photo, but the frog and eggs are clinging to the underside of a large heliconia leaf that is hanging over a small riverbed.
  • A male Reticulated Glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium valerioi</i>) showing where the name "glassfrog" comes from.
  • Reticulated Glassfrogs (<i>Hyalinobatrachium valerioi</i>) engaged in amplexus
  • Recent metamorph of the Spined (also called Dwarf) Glassfrog, <i>Teratohyla spinosa</i>
  • Central America's smallest glassfrog, the Dwarf or Spined glassfrog (<i>Teratohyla spinosa</i>) Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
  • Fleischmann's Glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni</i>)
  • An Emerald Glassfrog (<i>Espadarana prosoblepon</i>) from the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
  • A closeup shot of the Emerald Glassfrog (<i>Espadarana prosoblepon</i>). You can see the bones and circulatory system in the arms.
  • <i>Sachatamia albomaculata</I>
  • Fleischmann's Glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni</i>)
  • Fleischmann's Glassfrog (<i>Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni</i>)
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