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a living window with a heartbeat you can literally watch beat.
means A small, translucent tree frog of Central and South America whose underside skin is so clear you can see its heart, liver, and other organs through it.
from A plain descriptive English name — "glass" for the see-through belly, "frog" for the obvious. The scientific family name, Centrolenidae, draws on Greek roots (kentron, a point or spur, plus a lens-like element), but the everyday name simply marvels at skin you can look right through.
- see-through belly
- Transparent skin reveals organs, bones, and beating heart
- red blood hidden
- Liver packs blood away to vanish while sleeping
- dad duty
- Males guard egg clutches from hungry wasps
- tiny size
- Many fit easily on a human fingertip
- andes natives
- Found in Central and South American rainforests
centrolene geckoideum — central american tree frog with transparent belly skin revealing eggs and organs, discovered 1973
hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni — glass frog in costa rica and panama whose eggs are visible through translucent skin on underside