Glass frogs are adorable. This species is currently being reviewed by taxonomists and will be changed in the coming years, but no matter what, they’re little cuties.
Hyalinobatrachium viridissimum, Honduras, June 2023
Submitted 9 months ago by cadamanteus@mander.xyz to herpetology@mander.xyz
Sal@mander.xyz 9 months ago
A cutie indeed! How far do taxonomists want to move it? Will it be changed but still within the glass frogs? Or is the whole family not monophyletic and will be dissassembled?
cadamanteus@mander.xyz 9 months ago
It’s just more cryptic diversity by way of genetics and call analysis! So, not far, but likely more endemic to Honduras than previously thought (as is the trend with a lot of herpetofauna in the region).