Amazon Giant Glass Frog
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Amazon Giant Glass Frog

Centrolene pipilatum

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Photo: iNaturalist: (c) Kestrel DeMarco, all rights reserved, uploaded by Kestrel DeMarco

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Centrolene pipilatum is classified as Critically Endangered due to a severe and ongoing population decline linked to chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease that has devastated glass frog and other amphibian populations across the tropical Andes. Its restricted range along montane streams in Ecuador makes it especially vulnerable to localized habitat disturbance from agricultural expansion and deforestation in the upper Amazon basin foothills. Water quality degradation from mining and land conversion near breeding streams compounds the disease-driven declines, leaving fragmented populations increasingly isolated.

Threat summary

Habitat

This species inhabits vegetation overhanging clear, fast-flowing streams in humid montane and foothill forests on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, typically at elevations between 1,000 and 2,000 meters.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Amazon Giant Glass Frog classified as Critically Endangered?
Amazon Giant Glass Frog is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Centrolene pipilatum is classified as Critically Endangered due to a severe and ongoing population decline linked to chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease that has devastated glass frog and other amphibian populations across the tropical Andes. Its restricted range along montane streams in Ecuador makes it especially vulnerable to localized habitat disturbance from agricultural expansion and deforestation in the upper Amazon basin foothills. Water quality degradation from mining and land conversion near breeding streams compounds the disease-driven declines, leaving fragmented populations increasingly isolated.
Where does Amazon Giant Glass Frog live?
Amazon Giant Glass Frog occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Amazon Giant Glass Frog?
The main threats to Amazon Giant Glass Frog are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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