''Centrolene'' is a
genus of
glass frog
The glass frogs belong to the amphibian family Centrolenidae ( order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent and translucent, ...
s in the
family Centrolenidae.
The adult males are characterized by having a
humeral spine
Humeral spines are ventrolateral extensions of the humeral crista ventralis. These structures are present in the humerus of some frogs (anurans). The majority of anuran species that present humeral spines are glassfrogs (family Centrolenidae) b ...
, as most members of this family. The delimitation of this genus versus ''
Cochranella'' is not fully resolved, and some
species formerly in ''Centrolenella'' — which is nowadays
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
ized with ''Centrolene'' — are now in ''
Hyalinobatrachium''.
The genus is known as "giant glass frogs".
[ But this is merely relative to the rest of their family, which contains numerous extremely diminutive species.
]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Centrolene'':[
]
References
Glass frogs
Amphibians of South America
Taxa named by Marcos Jiménez de la Espada
Amphibian genera
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