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Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi

(Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi)

Description

Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in extreme northern Ecuador, northwestern Colombia (Chocó and Córdoba west and north of Cordillera Occidental), Panama, and Costa Rica, as well as in Honduras. The specific name chirripoi refers to the Chirripó Indians inhabiting the are of the type locality, Suretka in the Talamanca canton of Costa Rica. Common name Suretka glass frog has been coined for it.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Centrolenidae
Genus:Hyalinobatrachium
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