Centrolene geckoidea
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Centrolene geckoidea faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited Andean cloud forest range. The species is particularly vulnerable to chytrid fungal infections, which have devastated glass frog populations throughout Central and South America. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the delicate moisture and temperature conditions required for this species' survival and reproduction.
Habitat
This glass frog inhabits pristine cloud forests and montane rainforests at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters in the Andes. It requires areas with high humidity, consistent moisture, and clean streams for breeding, typically found near waterfalls and rocky creek beds within undisturbed forest canopy.