Cochranella
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Cochranella is a genus of glass frog
s, characterized by lacking humeral spine
s in males, and having a lobed liver. About one-third of the species formerly placed in Cochranella were placed into the genus Nymphargus
.
Delimitation against Centrolene
is not entirely resolved to satisfaction, and several species formerly in Hyalinobatrachium
are now placed here.
[all these links need to be checked; probably none are taxonomically accurate]
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Glass frog
Glass frog is the common name for the frogs of the amphibian family Centrolenidae . While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent...
s, characterized by lacking humeral spine
Humeral spine
Humeral spines are ventrolateral extensions of the humeral crista ventralis. This structures are present in the humerus of some frogs . The majority of anuran species that present humeral spines are glassfrogs but humeral spines have been reported in various other species of different families of...
s in males, and having a lobed liver. About one-third of the species formerly placed in Cochranella were placed into the genus Nymphargus
Nymphargus
Nymphargus is a newly established genus of glass frogs, characterized by lacking webbing among the outer fingers, lacking humeral spines in adult males, and having a lobed liver covered by a transparent hepatic peritoneum.-Species:...
.
Delimitation against Centrolene
Centrolene
Centrolene is a genus of glass frogs in the family Centrolenidae. The adult males are characterized by having a humeral spine, as most members of this family...
is not entirely resolved to satisfaction, and several species formerly in Hyalinobatrachium
Hyalinobatrachium
Hyalinobatrachium is a genus of glassfrogs 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....
are now placed here.
Selected species
Though this list is reasonably complete, new species are described on a continuous basis and may be missing.External links
- Amphibian Species of the World
- Centrolenidae in AmphibiaWeb
- Glassfrogs (Centrolenidae) Project
- Centrolenidae in the Tree of Life site
- Centrolenidae in ITIS
- Research on Centrolenidae
- Centrolenidae in Livingunderworld.org
- Centrolenidae in Animal Diversity Web
- Centrolenidae in Answers.com
- Centrolenidae en InfoNatura
- Fleischmann’s glass frog at National Geographic
- Various Frog Species
[all these links need to be checked; probably none are taxonomically accurate]
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