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Hyalinobatrachium yaku is a species of frog in the family 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. [1]
Alhandra heart-tongued frog Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003: Phyllodytes gyrinaethes Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003: Phyllodytes kautskyi Peixoto & Cruz, 1988: Brazilian heart-tongued frog Phyllodytes luteolus Wied-Neuwied, 1824: yellow heart-tongued frog Phyllodytes maculosus Cruz, Feio & Cardoso, 2007
In frogs and toads, the tympanum is a large external oval shape membrane made up of nonglandular skin. [2] It is located just behind the eye. It does not process sound waves; it simply transmits them to the inner parts of the amphibian's ear, which is protected from the entry of water and other foreign objects.
The frog's skin is green on top, but the skin on the glass frog's stomach is just as translucent as its name suggests. You can even see its organs through the skin, especially its heart, liver ...
With a few exceptions, frogs use external fertilisation. The male grasps the female tightly with his forelimbs either behind the arms or in front of the back legs, or in the case of Epipedobates tricolor, around the neck. They remain in amplexus with their cloacae positioned close together while the female lays the eggs and the male covers them ...
In 1852, H. F. Stannius used a frog's heart in a procedure called a Stannius ligature to demonstrate the ventricle and atria beat independently of each other and at different rates. [224] The African clawed frog or platanna (Xenopus laevis) was first widely used in laboratories in pregnancy tests in the first half of the 20th century.
The pericardium (pl.: pericardia), also called pericardial sac, is a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels. [1] It has two layers, an outer layer made of strong inelastic connective tissue (fibrous pericardium), and an inner layer made of serous membrane (serous pericardium).
The Brazilian heart-tongued frog (Phyllodytes kautskyi) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Brazil's Atlantic forests. It has been observed as high as 600 meters above sea level. It has been observed as high as 600 meters above sea level.