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title: "Emerald Glass Frog"
description: "Espadarana prosoblepon — Płazy. Espadarana prosoblepon is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, commonly known as the emerald glass frog or Nicaragua giant glass frog."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/emerald-glass-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Emerald Glass Frog

> Espadarana prosoblepon — Płazy. Espadarana prosoblepon is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, commonly known as the emerald glass frog or Nicaragua giant glass frog.

- Scientific name: *Espadarana prosoblepon*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 2428
- Wikidata: [Q24796785](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24796785)
- iNaturalist taxon: [134933](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/134933)

## Names

- en: Emerald Glass Frog
- de: Smaragd-Glasfrosch
- es: Rana de vidrio esmeralda

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1071), EC (560), CO (225), PA (86)

## Summary

Espadarana prosoblepon is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae, commonly known as the emerald glass frog or Nicaragua giant glass frog. This species can be found in Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Its natural habitats are lowland tropical forests and montane cloud forests. It is a nocturnal species occurring in low vegetation in mature forests only. It is not considered threatened overall by the IUCN although deforestation and pollution are potential threats, as is chytridiomycosis.
The word "prosoblepon" originates from the Greek words "proso" and "blepo", which respectively…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espadarana_prosoblepon

## Photo

![Emerald Glass Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/emerald-glass-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dennis White · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38588490

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/emerald-glass-frog?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).