Chimerella

Chimerella
Chimerella mariaelenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Centroleninae
Genus: Chimerella
Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009
Type species
Centrolene mariaelenae
Cisneros-Heredia and McDiarmid, 2006

Chimerella is a small genus of glass frogs, family Centrolenidae.[1][2] They are found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru, possibly extending into Colombia.[1]

Species

There are two species:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Chimerella 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 25 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Centrolenidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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