Vitreorana helenae

Vitreorana helenae is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae.[2] Two common names are sometimes used to refer to this species: Venezuelan glass frog and Helena's glass frog. In Spanish, it is locally known as ranita de cristal de Helena.

Vitreorana helenae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Vitreorana
Species:
V. helenae
Binomial name
Vitreorana helenae
(Ayarzagüena, 1992)
Synonyms[2]

Cochranella helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)
Hyalinobatrachium helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)

Vitreorana helenae is found in Bolívar state in eastern Venezuela, and in the vicinity of Kaieteur National Park, Guyana.[3] The Guyanese population that was believed to belong to V. oyampiensis is apparently of this species.[2]

Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Vitreorana helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55017A109531839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55017A109531839.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Vitreorana helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
  • Señaris, JC & Ayarzagüena J. 2005. Revisión Taxonómica de la Familia Centrolenidae (Amphibia; Anura) en Venezuela.- Publicaciones del Comité Espanol del Programa MAB.


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