Hyalinobatrachium nouns

Hyalinobatrachium nouns, also known as Nouns' glassfrog, is a species of glass frog in the family Centrolenidae, distributed in western Ecuador.[1]

Hyalinobatrachium nouns
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Species:
H. nouns
Binomial name
Hyalinobatrachium nouns
Guayasamin, Brunner, Valencia-Aguilar, Franco-Mena, Ringler, Armijos, Morochz, Bustamante, Maynard & Culebras, 2022
Distribution of Hyalinobatrachium mashpi and H. nouns in Ecuador

Discovery

Hyalinobatrachium nouns was discovered (along with H. mashpi) in the Andes of Western Ecuador, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world. The discovery was published by a team of scientists, namely Guayasamin, Brunner, Valencia-Aguilar, Franco-Mena, Ringler, Medina Armijos, Morochz, Bustamante, Maynard and Culebras in early 2022.[2][3]

Naming controversy

The species was named after Nouns DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, following a donation from the group to the environmental nonprofit Rainforest Trust, which runs conservation efforts in the amphibian's native habitat. This raised concerns amongst conservationists about associating the charity with a blockchain project.[4][5]

References
  1. Guayasamin JM, Brunner RM, Valencia-Aguilar A, Franco-Mena D, Ringler E, Medina Armijos A, Morochz C, Bustamante L, Maynard RJ, Culebras J. 2022. Two new glassfrogs (Centrolenidae: Hyalinobatrachium) from Ecuador, with comments on the endangered biodiversity of the Andes. PeerJ 10:e13109 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13109
  2. "Two new species of see-through frog named in Ecuador". Animals. March 18, 2022.
  3. "2 newly-identified species of glass frogs named in Ecuador". The Week.
  4. "A crypto group named a new frog species, and people aren't thrilled". Popular Science. May 11, 2022.
  5. "Crypto organization names newfound glass frog species — here's why that's concerning". Live Science. May 19, 2022.


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