Centrolene ericsmithi is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is bright green, and has green bones and a rounded snout. The species was described in 2023, and is endemic to Ecuador.
Taxonomy Centrolene ericsmithi was described by Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Mario Humberto Yánez-Muñoz, Juan Carlos Sánchez-Nivicela, and Santiago R. Ron in 2023.
Distribution Centrolene ericsmithi is endemic to Ecuador. The type locality is on the southwestern slopes of the Cordillera Occidental, in Azuay Province, at an elevation of . Centrolene ericsmithi is syntopic with Centrolene camposi.
Description A described male measured long in snout-vent length. The back is bright green, and the underside is grainy. The bones are green. Adult males have a projecting humeral spine.
The vomer lacks a dentigerous process. The snout is rounded. The iris is flesh-coloured, and has brown lines.
Males call from leaves.
Nomenclature Centrolene ericsmithi is named for the herpetologist Eric Nelson Smith.
In English, Centrolene ericsmithi is commonly known as "Smith’s Glassfrog". In Spanish, it is known as .
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