Hyalinobatrachium

Hyalinobatrachium
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Hyalinobatrachinae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991
Diversity
30 species (see text)

Hyalinobatrachium is a genus of glass frogs characterized by having a bulbous liver covered by white pigment, a transparent parietal peritoneum, extensive membrane between the outer fingers, and lacking a humeral spine in adult males.[1]

The genus is currently defined to include Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni and its closest relatives. Some species (e.g. the former H. antisthenesi, H. pulveratum) were excluded from Hyalinobatrachium due to its closer relationships with the genus Cochranella. However, some species currently placed in Hyalinobatrachium were formerly placed in the genus Centrolenella (now a synonym of Centrolene).[1]

Species

As of 2015, these species are included in the genus:[2]

AmphibiaWeb also lists Hyalinobatrachium petersi and Hyalinobatrachium lemur[4] but these have been synonymized in the Amphibian Species of the World.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid (2007)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyalinobatrachium Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. Meet the see-thru frog! New species of amphibian has transparent skin to reveal its organs - and Kermit's eyes
  4. "Centrolenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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