Biology:Celsiella

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Celsiella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Hyalinobatrachinae
Genus: Celsiella
Type species
Centrolenella revocata
Rivero, 1985
Diversity
2 species (see text)

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

Description

The ventral parietal peritoneum is white anteriorly and transparent posteriorly. The bones are pale green or green.[2]

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.[2]

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;[2] its species composition has not changed afterwards.[1]

Species

There are two species:[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Centrolenidae/Hyalinobatrachinae/Celsiella. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named GuayasaminEtAl
  3. "Centrolenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Centrolenidae.shtml. 

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