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]
Hyalinobatrachinae | |
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Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Centrolenidae |
Subfamily: | Hyalinobatrachinae Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009 |
The subfamily contains 32 species in two genera:[1]
- Celsiella Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009 (2 species)
- Hyalinobatrachium Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991 (30 species)
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
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Centrolenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.