''Centrolene notosticta'' (common name: cordillera giant glass frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found on the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia ( Cundinamarca, Boyacá,

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departments) and on its extension to north,

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, in the Zulia state in Venezuela.

Description

Males measure in snout–vent length. They have a truncate snout and shagreen dorsum with spinules. ''Centrolene notosticta'' is one of the few Centroleninae species in which females place egg clutches on undersides of leaves.

Habitat and conservation

The species' natural habitats are old growth

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s where it occurs on streamside vegetation. Tadpoles develop in water. Its elevational range is

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. It is an abundant species. Habitat loss and introduced species (trout) are threats, although it is not considered threatened as a whole.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q579155 notosticta Amphibians of the Andes Amphibians of Colombia Amphibians of Venezuela Amphibians described in 1991 Taxa named by John Douglas Lynch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot