Stats

Lifespan

5-10 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Central and South America

Movement

Hopping

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

Yellow-flecked Glassfrogs are small, brightly colored frogs found in tropical rainforests throughout Central and South America. They are known for their transparent bodies and distinctive yellow flecks that can be seen through their skin.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A jelly-coated egg is laid in water and develops over days into an aquatic larva.
2. 2.
   tadpole

   A gilled tadpole swims and grazes on algae, slowly absorbing its tail and growing limbs.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A near-adult amphibian leaves the water with new legs and lungs, smaller than the mature form.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size, breathing air.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Centrolenidae

Genus

Sachatamia

Species

Sachatamia albomaculata