Centrolenidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)
Glass frogs
Centrolenid frogs derive their common name from the transparent venter, through which internal organs can be seen in many species. Most centrolenid frogs 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. This group is composed of 4 genera. 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 Allophryne (1 species)
Allophryne ruthveni species account no photos range maps no sounds
Genus Centrolene (42 species)
Centrolene acanthidiocephalum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene altitudinale no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene andinum species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene antioquiense no species account photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene audax no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene azulae species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene bacatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene ballux no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene buckleyi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene callistommum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene durrellorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene fernandoi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene geckoideum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene gemmatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene gorzulai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene grandisonae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene guanacarum species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene heloderma no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene hesperium no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene huilense species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene hybrida species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene ilex species account photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene lema species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene lemniscatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene litorale species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene lynchi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene mariae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene mariaelenae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene medemi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene muelleri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene notostictum species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene paezorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene peristictum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene petrophilum species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene pipilatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene prosoblepon species account photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene quindianum species account photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene robledoi species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene sanchezi species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene scirtetes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene tayrona species account no photos no range maps no sounds Centrolene venezuelense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Cochranella (41 species)
Cochranella adenocheira no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella adiazeta species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella albomaculata species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella amelie no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella ametarsia no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella balionota no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella castroviejoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella croceopodes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella daidalea species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella duidaeana no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella erminea no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella euhystrix no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella euknemos no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella flavopunctata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella geijskesi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella granulosa no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella helenae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella mache no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella megistra no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella midas no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella nola no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella ocellata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella ocellifera no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella orejuela no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella oyampiensis species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella phryxa no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella punctulata species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella puyoensis species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella ramirezi species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella resplendens no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella ritae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella riveroi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella savagei species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella saxiscandens no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella solitaria species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella spiculata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella spinosa no species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella susatamai species account photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella tangarana no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella vozmedianoi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Cochranella xanthocheridia species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Hyalinobatrachium (34 species)
Hyalinobatrachium antisthenesi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium bergeri no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium crurifasciatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium duranti no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium eccentricum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium eurygnathum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium fragile no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium guairarepanensis no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium ibama no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium ignioculus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium lemur no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium mondolfii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium munozorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium nouraguense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium orientale no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium pallidum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium parvulum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium petersi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium pulveratum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium revocatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium ruedai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium talamancae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium taylori no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium uranoscopum no species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium valerioi species account photos no range maps no sounds Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum species account photos no range maps no sounds
Genus Nymphargus (30 species)
Nymphargus anomalus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus armatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus bejaranoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus buenaventura no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus cariticommatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus chami species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus chancas no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus cochranae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus cristinae species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus garciae species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus griffithsi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus ignotus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus laurae species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus luminosa species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus luteopunctatus species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus megacheirus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus mixomaculatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus nephelophila species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus oreonympha species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus phenax no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus pluvialis no species account photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus posadae species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus prasinus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus rosada no species account photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus ruizi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus siren no species account photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus spilotus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus truebae no species account photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus vicenteruedai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds Nymphargus wileyi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
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