Centrolene huilensis is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the region of its type locality near Isnos, on the Cordillera Central in the Huila Department.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Centrolene |
| Species: | C. huilensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Centrolene huilensis Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995
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Description
editMales measure 24–27 mm (0.94–1.06 in) in snout–vent length. Texture of dorsal skin of males is shagreen with spinules.[4]
Habitat and conservation
editIts natural habitats are sub-Andean forests (cloud forests). It occurs on vegetation beside water sources or in streams. Major threat to this species is habitat destruction.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Centrolene huilense. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T54918A49363441. Downloaded on 20 July 2019.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Centrolene huilense Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Centrolene huilense Ruiz & Lynch, 1995". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Guayasamin, J. M.; Bustamante, M. R.; Almeida-Reinoso, D. & Funk, W. C. (2006). "Glass frogs (Centrolenidae) of Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with the description of a new species and comments on centrolenid systematics" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (4): 489–513. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00223.x.