Centrolene elisae
| Centrolene elisae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Centrolene |
| Species: | C. elisae |
| Binomial name | |
| Centrolene elisae Franco-Mena, Vega-Yánez, Reyes-Puig, and Guayasamin | |
Centrolene elisae, commonly known as Elisa's glassfrog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. The back is dark green, with small white spots. The species is endemic to Ecuador, and was described in 2024.
Taxonomy
Centrolene elisae was described in 2024. The holotype is an adult male that was collected in Napo province, Ecuador, in 2011.
Centrolene elisae was previously confused with Centrolene buckleyi.
Distribution
Centrolene elisae is endemic to Ecuador. It is found in Napo Province and Tungurahua Province, at elevations of 2,100–2,586 metres (6,890–8,484 ft).
The species is found in the cloud forests of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is syntopic with Nymphargus, Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei, Pristimantis donnelsoni, and Pristimantis marcoreyesi.
Description
The males are 22.9–25.3 millimetres (0.90–1.00 in) long in snout-vent length. The head of males is 5.5–6.1 millimetres (0.22–0.24 in) long, and 6.9–7.9 millimetres (0.27–0.31 in) wide. The females are around 27.2 millimetres (1.07 in) long in snout-vent length, with a head measuring around 6.9 millimetres (0.27 in) long, and 8.1 millimetres (0.32 in) wide.
The snout is rounded. The upper lip is white. The eye is grey-white, and has black and brown stripes.
The back is dark green, with small white spots. The throat is pale green, and smooth. Most of the underside is pale green. The bones are green. Adult males have a curved, medium-sized humeral spine.
Life history
Centrolene elisae is nocturnal, and calls from vegetation above streams. The advertisement call lasts around 0.2 seconds, and consists of two pulsed notes. The calls of closely related species consist of a single note.
Nomenclature
The specific epithet elisae is a noun in the genitive case. It refers to the biologist Elisa Bonaccorso.
In English, the species is commonly known as Elisa's glassfrog. In Spanish, it is known as Rana de Cristal de Elisa.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Centrolene elisae Franco-Mena, Vega-Yánez, Reyes-Puig, and Guayasamin, 2024". AmphibiansOfTheWorld.amnh.org. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Franco-Mena, Daniela; De la Riva, Ignacio; Vega-Yánez, Mateo A.; Székely, Paul; Amador, Luis; Batallas, Diego; Reyes-Puig, Juan P.; Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.; Venegas-Valencia, Khristian V; Galeano, Sandra P.; Culebras, Jaime; Guayasamin, Juan M. (20 August 2024). "Simplifying the Centrolene buckleyi complex (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae): a taxonomic review and description of two new species". PeerJ. doi:10.7717/peerj.17712. PMC 11348905. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
External links
Data related to Centrolene elisae at Wikispecies