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Hyalinobatrachium

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Hyalinobatrachium is a genus of glass frogs, family Centrolenidae. They are widely distributed in the Americas, from tropical Mexico to southeastern Brazil and Argentina.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

The genus is currently defined to include Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni and its closest relatives.[1][2] Its sister taxon is Celsiella. Some species formerly in this genus are now in Vitreorana or Teratohyla.[2]

Description

Hyalinobatrachium have a bulbous liver covered by white pigment, a transparent parietal peritoneum, and lack a humeral spine in adult males. The bones are white in living animals. Males usually call from the underside of leaves. Females deposit one layer of eggs on the underside of leaves.[2]

Species

As of March 2022, these species are included in the genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Hyalinobatrachium Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1991". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Guayasamin, J. M.; Castroviejo-Fisher, S.; Trueb, L.; Ayarzagüena, J.; Rada, M.; Vilà, C. (2009). "Phylogenetic systematics of glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni". Zootaxa. 2100: 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2100.1.1. hdl:1808/13694.
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Hyalinobatrachium: Brief Summary

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Hyalinobatrachium is a genus of glass frogs, family Centrolenidae. They are widely distributed in the Americas, from tropical Mexico to southeastern Brazil and Argentina.

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