Chimerella is a small genus of glass frogs, family Centrolenidae.[1][2] They are found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru, possibly extending into Colombia.[1]
Chimerella | |
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Chimerella mariaelenae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Centrolenidae |
Subfamily: | Centroleninae |
Genus: | Chimerella Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher , Trueb , Ayarzagüena , Rada, and Vilà, 2009 |
Type species | |
Centrolene mariaelenae Cisneros-Heredia and McDiarmid, 2006
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Species
edit- Chimerella corleone Twomey, Delia, and Castroviejo-Fisher, 2014
- Chimerella mariaelenae (Cisneros-Heredia and McDiarmid, 2006)
References
edit- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Chimerella Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Centrolenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.