Vitreorana gorzulae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Centrolenidae
Subfamilia: Centroleninae
Tribus: Cochranellini
Genus: Vitreorana
Species: Vitreorana gorzulae

Name

Vitreorana gorzulae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)

• Holotype: MHNLS 11221, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Cerro Auyantepuy-Cento, Edo. Bolívar, Venezuela, (5°56′ N-62°34′ W), 1.850 msnm”.

Combinations

• Centrolenella gorzulae Ayarzagüena, 1992: 27 [original combination]
• Centrolene gorzulai — Duellman, 1993: 35 [subsequent combination, unjustified emendation]
• Vitreorana gorzulae — Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada & Vilà, 2009: 39 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Centrolenella auyantepuiana Señaris & Ayarzagüena, 1994: 122 [synonymised by Duellman & Señaris (2003: 251)]
  • Holotype: MHNLS 12482.
  • Type locality: “Sector centro oeste del Auyan-tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela (05°54′N - 62°38′O). 1 850 m s.n.m”.

• Centrolene papillahallicum Noonan & Harvey, 2000: 295 [synonymised by Kok & Castroviejo-Fisher (2008: 34)]
  • Holotype: CSBD HA 721.
  • Type locality: “a small stream on Peters Mountain 3.6 km N of Imbaimadai in the Pacaraima Mountains, 600 m, Administrative Region 7, Guyana; 05°44′ N, 60°18′ W”.

• Centrolene lema Duellman & Señaris, 2003: 247 [synonymised by Castroviejo-Fisher, Guayasamin & Kok (2009: 20)]
  • Holotype: KU 181128.
  • Type locality: “Km 127 on the road from El Dorado to Santa Elena de Uairén (05°59′ N, 61°24′ W, 1250 m), north slope of Sierra de Lema, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela”.

References

Primary references

• Ayarzagüena, J. 1992. Los centrolenidos de la Guayana Venezolana. Publicaciones de la Asociación de los Amigos de Doñana 1: 1–46.
• Señaris, J.C. & Ayarzagüena, J. [1993] 1994. Una nueva especie de Centrolenella (Anura; Centrolenidae) del Auyantepui, Edo. Bolívar, Venezuela. Memoria de la Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales 53(139): 121–126.
• Noonan, B.P. & Harvey, M.B. 2000. A new species of glass frog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Highlands of Guyana. Herpetologica 56: 294–302.
• Duellman, W.E. & Señaris, J.C. 2003. A new species of glass frog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. Herpetologica 59: 247–252.
• Guayasamin, J.M, Castroviejo-Fisher, S., Trueb, L., Ayarzagüena, J., Rada, M. & Vilà, C. 2009. Phylogenetic systematics of glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni. Zootaxa 2100(1): 1–97. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2100.1.1 Reference page. 
• Castroviejo-Fisher, S., Guayasamin, J.M. & Kok, P.J.R. 2009. Species status of Centrolene lema Duellman and Señaris, 2003 (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) revealed by integrative taxonomy. Zootaxa 1980(1): 16–28. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1980.1.2 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Vitreorana gorzulae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T89098052A109546415. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T89098052A109546415.en. Accessed on 02 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Bolivar Giant Glass Frog