Chimerella mariaelenae

Chimerella mariaelenae

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: Chimerella
Species: Chimerella mariaelenae

Name

Chimerella mariaelenae (Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2006)

• Holotype: DFCH-USFQ C125, adult ♂, collected by F. Smith and L. Wesch on 3 March 2002.
• Type locality: “along a stream, tributary of the Jambue River, ca. 16 km S from Zamora, Podocarpus National Park (ca. 04°15′ S, 78°56′ W, 1820 m), on the western slope of Contrafuerte de Tzunantza, Cordilla Oriental, eastern slopes of the Andes, Provincia de Zamora-Chinchipe, Republic of Ecuador”.

Combinations

• Centrolene mariaelenae Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2006: 4 [original combination]
• Chimerella mariaelenae — Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada & Vilà, 2009: 31 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & McDiarmid, R.W. 2006. A new species of the genus Centrolene (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae) from Ecuador with comments on the taxonomy and biogeography of glassfrogs. Zootaxa 1244(1): 1–32. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1244.1.1 Reference page. 
• 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. 

Additional references

• Guayasamin, J.M., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., McDiarmid, R.W., Peña, P. & Hutter, C.R. 2020. Glassfrogs of Ecuador: Diversity, evolution, and conservation. Diversity 12(222): 1–285. DOI: 10.3390/d12060222 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. IUCN: Chimerella mariaelenae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T135968A516500. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T135968A516500.en. Accessed on 30 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: María Elena’s Glassfrog
español: Rana de Cristal de María Elena