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  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 accountno photos no sound/video
Celsiella vozmedianoi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Centrolene (36 species)
Centrolene acanthidiocephalum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene altitudinale no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene antioquiense no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene audax no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene azulae English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene bacatum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene ballux no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene buckleyi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene condor no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene daidaleum English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene durrellorum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene fernandoi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene geckoideum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene gemmatum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene grandisonae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene guanacarum English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene heloderma no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene hesperium no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene huilense English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene hybrida English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene lemniscatum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene lynchi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene medemi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene muelleri no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene notostictum English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene paezorum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene peristictum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene petrophilum English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene pipilatum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene quindianum English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene robledoi English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene sanchezi English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene savagei English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Centrolene scirtetes no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene solitaria English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Centrolene venezuelense no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Chimerella (1 species)
Chimerella mariaelenae no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Cochranella (20 species)
Cochranella adenocheira English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella ametarsia no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella balionota no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cochranella croceopodes no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cochranella duidaeana no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella euhystrix no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella euknemos English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cochranella geijskesi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella granulosa English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cochranella litoralis English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella mache English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cochranella megista no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella nola English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Cochranella ocellifera no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella phryxa English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella ramirezi English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella resplendens no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella ritae English account non-English account no photos no sound/video
Cochranella riveroi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Cochranella xanthocheridia English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Espadarana (3 species)
Espadarana andina English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Espadarana callistomma no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Espadarana prosoblepon English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Hyalinobatrachium (30 species)
Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium bergeri no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium cappellei no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium carlesvilai no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium duranti no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni English account non-English account photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium fragile no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium guairarepanense no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium ibama no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium kawense no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium lemur no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium mesai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium mondolfii no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium munozorum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium orientale no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium orocostale no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium pallidum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium petersi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium ruedai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium talamancae English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium taylori no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium tricolor no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium valerioi English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Ikakogi (1 species)
Ikakogi tayrona English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video

Genus Nymphargus (33 species)
Nymphargus anomalus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus armatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus bejaranoi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus buenaventura no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus cariticommatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus chami English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus chancas no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus cochranae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus cristinae English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus garciae English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus griffithsi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus ignotus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus laurae English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus luminosus English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus luteopunctatus English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus mariae no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus megacheirus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus mixomaculatus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus nephelophila English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus ocellatus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus oreonympha English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus phenax no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus pluvialis no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus posadae English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus prasinus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus puyoensis English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus rosadus no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus ruizi no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus siren no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus spilotus no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus truebae no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Nymphargus vicenteruedai no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Nymphargus wileyi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Rulyrana (9 species)
Rulyrana adiazeta English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Rulyrana erminea English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Rulyrana flavopunctata no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Rulyrana mcdiarmidi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Rulyrana orejuela English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Rulyrana saxiscandens no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Rulyrana spiculata no English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Rulyrana susatamai English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Rulyrana tangarana no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Sachatamia (3 species)
Sachatamia albomaculata English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Sachatamia ilex English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Sachatamia punctulata English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Teratohyla (4 species)
Teratohyla amelie English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Teratohyla midas no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Teratohyla pulverata English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Teratohyla spinosa English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video

Genus Vitreorana (8 species)
Vitreorana antisthenesi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Vitreorana castroviejoi no English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Vitreorana eurygnatha English account no non-English accountphotos no sound/video
Vitreorana gorzulae English account no non-English accountno photos no sound/video
Vitreorana helenae no English account no non-English accountno 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


Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2012. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 2012).

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