View source for Biology:Hyalinobatrachium yaku

{{Short description|Species of frog}}
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| image = Hyalinobatrachium yaku.jpg
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| genus = Hyalinobatrachium
| species = yaku
| authority = Guayasamin, Cisneros-Heredia, Maynard, Lynch, Culebras & Hamilton, 2017 
| range_map = Distribution map of Hyalinobatrachium yaku.svg
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'''''Hyalinobatrachium yaku''''' is a species of [[Biology:Frog|frog]] in the family [[Biology:Centrolenidae|Centrolenidae]]. It is found in the Pastaza, Orellana and Napo Provinces of Ecuador. One of the remarkable characteristics of this species is that their belly and some internal organs are transparent leaving the red heart completely exposed through transparent parietal peritoneum and pericardium.<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132668-see-through-frog-has-heart-you-can-see-beating-through-its-chest/ See-through frog has heart you can see]</ref> The glassfrogs are generally small, ranging from 0.8 to 3 inches (2-7.5&nbsp;cm) in length.<ref>[http://www.sci-news.com/biology/yaku-glassfrog-04901.html New Glassfrog Species - sci-news.com]</ref> This species can be differentiated from other frogs in the Hyalinobatrachium genus by the row of dark green spots down the middle of its back.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12108|doi = 10.3897/zookeys.673.12108|issue = 673|doi-access = free|title = A marvelous new glassfrog (Centrolenidae, Hyalinobatrachium) from Amazonian Ecuador|year = 2017|last1 = Guayasamin|first1 = Juan M.|last2 = Cisneros-Heredia|first2 = Diego F.|last3 = Maynard|first3 = Ross J.|last4 = Lynch|first4 = Ryan L.|last5 = Culebras|first5 = Jaime|last6 = Hamilton|first6 = Paul S.|journal = ZooKeys|pages = 1–20|pmid = 28769670|pmc = 5523194}}</ref>

It was described, by five researchers namely Juan Manuel Guayasamin, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Ross J. Maynard, Ryan L. Lynch, Jaime Culebras and Paul S. Hamilton first published about the finding on May 12, 2017, in the journal ZooKeys.<ref>[http://www.amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Hyalinobatrachium&where-species=yaku Hyalinobatrachium yaku - The Glass Frog]</ref>

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