Reticulated iris
Its pale iris with fine dark reticulations is one of its most distinctive traits.
Sachatamia ilex
Ghost-eyed glass frog
Binocular vision
Its forward-facing eyes give it precise perception of distance, depth, and trajectory.
Eggs on leaves
It lays egg masses on the underside of leaves above water, where the male guards them until hatching.
Humeral spine
Adult males bear a small bony spur in the arm that they use in territorial combat.
Distribution
In Colombia it is distributed across the Choco Biogeographic region, from the Pacific lowlands to the Pacific slopes of the Cordillera Occidental.