Hyalinobatrachium

Hyalinobatrachium
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Hyalinobatrachiinae
Genus: Hyalinobatrachium
Ruiz-Carranza & Lynch, 1991
Species

Numerous, 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]

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid (2007)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hyalinobatrachium Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. Meet the see-thru frog! New species of amphibian has transparent skin to reveal its organs - and Kermit's eyes

References

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