''Hyalinobatrachium taylori'' is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. Its common name is Taylor's glass frog, and in Spanish, ''ranita de cristal de Taylor''. It may represent at least two distinct species.

Etymology

The

specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

''taylori'' honors Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978), an American herpetologist.

Description

''Hyalinobatrachium taylori'' has dark green dorsal ground colour with pale green spots, usually with one white fleck in the middle. Ventral skin is transparent, such that internal organs are visible. Bones are translucent green.

Distribution and habitat

''Hyalinobatrachium taylori'' is found from the

Guiana Shield The Guiana Shield (french: Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; nl, Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; pt, Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas; es, Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a ...

in French Guiana,

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, and southeastern Venezuela, and presumably adjacent Brazil. The type locality, " New River, Guyana", is in the region claimed by Suriname. Its natural habitats are tropical rainforest and montane Guianan forests near streams. This arboreal species lays its eggs on leaves overhanging streams, and upon hatching the tadpoles drop to the stream. It is not considered threatened by the

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2213372 taylori Amphibians of French Guiana Amphibians of Guyana Amphibians of Suriname Amphibians of Venezuela Amphibians described in 1968 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot