Celsiella

Celsiella is a small genus of glass frogs endemic to Venezuela.[2] It was established in 2009 and named in honour of Josefa Celsa Señaris, nicknamed "Celsi", a Venezuelan herpetologist who had worked with glass frogs.[1]

Celsiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Hyalinobatrachinae
Genus: Celsiella
Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009[1]
Type species
Centrolenella revocata
Rivero, 1985
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Description

The ventral parietal peritoneum is white anteriorly and transparent posteriorly. The bones are pale green or green.[1]

Male Celsiella call from, and females deposit their eggs on the underside or upper side of leaves. Tentative evidence suggests that males guard their eggs.[1]

Taxonomy

Monophyly of Celsiella is strongly supported by genetic data. It is also morphologically distinct from the closely related genus Hyalinobatrachiumspecies of which have completely transparent venters, white liver, and white bones. It was erected in 2009;[1] its species composition has not changed afterwards.[2]

Species

There are two species:[2][3]

References
  1. Guayasamin, Juan Manuel; Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago; Trueb, Linda; Ayarzagüena, José; Rada, Marco; Vilà, Carles (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.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Celsiella 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.
  3. "Centrolenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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