Centrolenidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
150 species in 12 genera
Glass Frogs Centrolenid frogs derive their common name from the transparent venter, through which internal organs can be seen in many species. Most Centrolenids are a shade of green, ranging from light lime green to dark green. Members of this family also have green bones as a result of green bile salts. Studies have shown that glass frogs contain a unique pigment in their skin that reflects the same wavelength infrared radiation that plants do, possibly another adaptation for concealment.Most glass frogs are small (30 mm) with one exception, Centrolene gekkoideum, which attains a length of 77 mm. Eggs are usually deposited on rocks or plants overhanging water, and are sometimes guarded by territorial males. The larvae drop into the water upon hatching and burrow in the sand or detritus at the bottom.
Species of this group occur from Venezuela down through Bolivia, Argentina, and southern Brazil in high montane habitats with streams.
Morphological characters uniting this clade are: 1) astragalus and calcaneum completely fused (convergent with Pelodytidae); 2) dilated medial process on third metacarpal; 3) T-shaped terminal phalanges (convergent with other groups); 4) 8 presacral vertebrae; 5) ribs absent; 6) pectoral girdle arciferal; 7) palatines present; 8) ventral side and sometimes GI organs transparent
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
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Genus Celsiella (2 species)
Celsiella revocata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Celsiella vozmedianoi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Centrolene (36 species)
Centrolene acanthidiocephalum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene altitudinale no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene antioquiense no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene audax no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene azulae English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene bacatum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene ballux no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene buckleyi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene condor no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene daidaleum English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene durrellorum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene fernandoi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene geckoideum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene gemmatum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene grandisonae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene guanacarum English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene heloderma no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene hesperium no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene huilense English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene hybrida English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene lemniscatum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene lynchi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene medemi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene muelleri no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene notostictum English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene paezorum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene peristictum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene petrophilum English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene pipilatum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene quindianum English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene robledoi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene sanchezi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene savagei English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Centrolene scirtetes no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene solitaria English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Centrolene venezuelense no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Chimerella (1 species)
Chimerella mariaelenae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Cochranella (20 species)
Cochranella adenocheira English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella ametarsia no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella balionota no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cochranella croceopodes no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cochranella duidaeana no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella euhystrix no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella euknemos English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cochranella geijskesi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella granulosa English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cochranella litoralis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella mache English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cochranella megista no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella nola English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Cochranella ocellifera no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella phryxa English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella ramirezi English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella resplendens no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella ritae English account non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella riveroi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Cochranella xanthocheridia English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Espadarana (3 species)
Espadarana andina English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Espadarana callistomma no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Espadarana prosoblepon English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Hyalinobatrachium (30 species)
Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium bergeri no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium cappellei no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium carlesvilai no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium duranti no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni English account non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium fragile no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium guairarepanense no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium ibama no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium kawense no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium lemur no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium mesai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium mondolfii no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium munozorum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium orientale no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium orocostale no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium pallidum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium petersi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium ruedai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium talamancae English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium taylori no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium tricolor no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium valerioi English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Ikakogi (1 species)
Ikakogi tayrona English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video
Genus Nymphargus (33 species)
Nymphargus anomalus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus armatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus bejaranoi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus buenaventura no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus cariticommatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus chami English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus chancas no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus cochranae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus cristinae English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus garciae English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus griffithsi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus ignotus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus laurae English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus luminosus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus luteopunctatus English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus mariae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus megacheirus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus mixomaculatus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus nephelophila English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus ocellatus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus oreonympha English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus phenax no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus pluvialis no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus posadae English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus prasinus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus puyoensis English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus rosadus no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus ruizi no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus siren no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus spilotus no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus truebae no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Nymphargus vicenteruedai no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Nymphargus wileyi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Rulyrana (9 species)
Rulyrana adiazeta English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Rulyrana erminea English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Rulyrana flavopunctata no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Rulyrana mcdiarmidi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Rulyrana orejuela English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Rulyrana saxiscandens no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Rulyrana spiculata no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Rulyrana susatamai English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Rulyrana tangarana no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Sachatamia (3 species)
Sachatamia albomaculata English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Sachatamia ilex English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Sachatamia punctulata English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Teratohyla (4 species)
Teratohyla amelie English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Teratohyla midas no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Teratohyla pulverata English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Teratohyla spinosa English account no non-English account photos no sound/video
Genus Vitreorana (8 species)
Vitreorana antisthenesi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Vitreorana castroviejoi no English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Vitreorana eurygnatha English account no non-English account photos no sound/video Vitreorana gorzulae English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Vitreorana helenae no English account no non-English account no photos no sound/video Vitreorana oyampiensis English account non-English account no photos sound/video Vitreorana parvula English account non-English account no photos no sound/video Vitreorana uranoscopa English account non-English account photos no sound/video
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