Hyalinobatrachium yaku
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Hyalinobatrachium |
| Species: | H. yaku |
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Hyalinobatrachium yaku Guayasamin JM, | |
Hyalinobatrachium yaku is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family. It is found in the Pastaza, Orellana and Napo Provinces of Ecuador. One of the remarkable characteristics of this species is that their belly and some internal organs including the heart are transparent. [1] The glassfrogs are generally small, ranging from 0.8 to 3 inches (2-7.5 cm) in length. [2]
It was described, by five researchers namely Juan Manuel Guayasamin, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Ross J. Maynard, Ryan L. Lynch, Jaime Culebras and Paul S. Hamilton first published about the finding on May 12, 2017, in the journal ZooKeys.[3]
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