Vitreorana helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Vitreorana helenae is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. 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. The Guyanese population that was believed to belong to V. oyampiensis is apparently of this species.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.
Wikipedia contributors, Vitreorana helenae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:54:37.687141+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Vitreorana helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)
- Name authority
- (Ayarzagüena, 1992)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Centrolenidae
- Genus
- Vitreorana
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyCentrolenidae Taylor, 1951
- subfamilyCentroleninae Taylor, 1951
- genusVitreorana Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada & Vilà, 2009
- speciesVitreorana helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Vitreorana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Vitreorana eurygnatha (Lutz, 1925) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vitreorana ritae (Lutz in Lutz & Kloss, 1952) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vitreorana franciscana Santana, Barros, Pontes & Feio, 2015 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vitreorana antisthenesi (Goin, 1963) | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vitreorana assuh Zucchetti, Rojas-Padilla, Dias, Solé, Orrico & Castroviejo-Fisher, 2023 | CentrolenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyalinobatrachium helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992) (Ayarzagüena, 1992) | synonym |
| Centrolenella helenae Ayarzagüena, 1992 Ayarzagüena, 1992 | synonym |
| Cochranella helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992) (Ayarzagüena, 1992) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1096139 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7G5FC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.