Hyalinobatrachinae

Hyalinobatrachinae
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Hyalinobatrachinae
Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009

Hyalinobatrachinae is a subfamily of glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) that was established in 2009.[1][2] They are found in the Americas from Mexico south to southeastern Brazil and Argentina.[1]

The subfamily contains 32 species in two genera:[1]

AmphibiaWeb gives a slightly higher species count as it includes two additional Hyalinobatrachium species[2] that are placed in synonymy in the Amphibian Species of the World.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyalinobatrachinae Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Centrolenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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