Vitreorana antisthenesi (Goin, 1963)
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 antisthenesi is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to northern Venezuela and is known from the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Common name Aragua glass frog has been coined for it.
The systematic position of this species has changed many times. It was originally described under the genus Centrolenella (a genus now synonym of Centrolene) in 1963. It was later changed to the genus Hyalinobatrachium in 1991 and to Cochranella in 2006, before ending up in its current placement in the genus Vitreorana.
This species occurs in cloud forests and gallery forests at elevations between 220 and 1,200 m (720 and 3,940 ft) above sea level. The eggs are laid on leaves overhanging streams. It is main threat is probably habitat loss caused by smallholder farming, logging, burning, and human settlements.
Wikipedia contributors, Vitreorana antisthenesi; 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 antisthenesi (Goin, 1963)
- Name authority
- (Goin, 1963)
- 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 antisthenesi (Goin, 1963)
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 helenae (Ayarzagüena, 1992) | 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 antisthenesi (Goin, 1963) (Goin, 1963) | synonym |
| Centrolenella antisthenesi Goin, 1963 Goin, 1963 | synonym |
| Cochranella antisthenesi (Goin, 1963) (Goin, 1963) | 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=1096074 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:7G5FN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.