Hyalinobatrachinae
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Hyalinobatrachinae is a
subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
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 (family Centrolenidae) that was established in 2009. They are found in the
Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...
from Mexico south to southeastern Brazil and Argentina. The subfamily contains 32 species in two genera: * ''
Celsiella ''Celsiella'' is a small genus of glass frogs endemic to Venezuela. It was established in 2009 and named in honour of Josefa Celsa Señaris, nicknamed "Celsi", a Venezuelan herpetologist who had worked with glass frogs. Description The ventral p ...
'' 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 that are placed in synonymy in the Amphibian Species of the World.


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Amphibians of North America Amphibians of Central America Amphibians of South America {{Centrolenidae-stub