A Glass Frog Discovered in an Ecuador Expedition
The image below of a glass frog is actually one of the interesting species discovered in a recent Ecuador expedition in the forests. Glass frogs are not new to science, but this particular one is among the endangered species list. These frogs are endangered not because of the humans: the chytrid fungus that inhabits their home kills these amphibians.
As you can see, this particular see through frog has a translucent skin and you can easily see its internal organs. Its scientific name is Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum.
This glass frog is among the twelve new species which were found in the expedition. The salamander which looked like an E.T. was also another one of the expedition’s interesting discovery.
see images of the animals discovered in the expedition here
Calvin
June 18th, 2009 at 11:50 am #
oooo. nice looking frogs. sorta like jelly frogs.
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elmot
June 19th, 2009 at 9:57 am #
usually this kind of frog and many other translucent creatures are those that live on very dark places like caves and deep part of the seas.
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June 28th, 2009 at 12:52 pm #
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rovielran
June 30th, 2009 at 4:05 pm #
good thing they are not in the Philippines, baka ulamin…
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