Vitreorana helenae

Vitreorana helenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Subfamily: Centroleninae
Genus: Vitreorana
Species: V. helenae
Binomial name
Vitreorana helenae
(Ayarzagüena, 1992)
Synonyms

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

Vitreorana helenae is a species of frog in the Centrolenidae family.[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 is found in Bolívar state in eastern Venezuela, and in the vicinity of Kaieteur National Park, Guyana.[3] The Guyanan 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. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 La Marca, E. & Señaris, C. (2004). "Vitreorana helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Vitreorana helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  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: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.


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