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Cisneros­Heredia &amp; McDiarmid
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DFCH­USFQ D125, an adult male taken along a small stream, tributary of the Jambue River, ca. 
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S from Zamora, Podocarpus National Park (ca. 
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), on the western slope of Contrafuerte de Tzunantza, Cordillera Oriental, eastern slopes of the Andes, Provincia de Zamora­Chinchipe, 
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(
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by F. Smith and L. Wesch.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7210864CFEEED577FEF5FAA9" box="[264,383,1353,1378]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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This new taxon possesses a humeral spine thus it is placed in the genus 
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(
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), and it is assigned to the 
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species group because the parietal peritoneum is transparent and the hepatic peritoneum is covered by guanophores (
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; 
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). 
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is diagnosed from other species of the family by the combination of the following characters: (1) vomerine teeth absent; (2) bones white in preservative (unknown in life); (3) parietal peritoneum clear without guanophores in a bib­like fashion; guanophores covering on the pericardial, hepatic and visceral peritonea, except for the clear gall bladder; (4) color in preservative, dorsal and flank surfaces cream with many small dark lavender punctuations and scattered larger dark flecks; (5) webbing absent between fingers I and II, basal between fingers II and III, outer fingers 
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½­2½IV; (6) webbing on feet 
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­–2½ 
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%­1%V; (7) snout bluntly truncate in dorsal view and truncate in profile; notch in lower lip absent; nostrils elevated, indentation between the nostrils; loreal region concave; (8) dorsal skin shagreen; (9) no dermal folds on hands, forearms, feet, or tarsus; (10) humeral spine present in male 
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; (11) tympanum oriented posterolaterally with light dorsal inclination; tympanic annulus rather indistinct; supratympanic fold weak; (12) snout­vent length in male 
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19.0 mm; females unknown; (13) prepollical spine not protruding externally; unpigmented nuptial pad 
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I; (14) pair of large, round, flat tubercles on ventral surfaces of thighs below vent; other anal ornamentation absent, ventral skin granular and not enameled; (15) first finger longer than second, (16) liver apparently bulbous (but see Discussion); (17) eye diameter larger than width of disc on finger III; (18) iris grey in preservative; (19) melanophores absent on fingers and toes except for a few at the base of Toe V; (20) the advertisement call is unknown for this species.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7217864BFEEED71DFE01F8F0" bold="true" box="[264,395,1827,1851]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of the holotype of 
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(DFCH­USFQ D125), SVL = 19.0, adult male. Photo by Sebastián Cruz.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7216864AFEEED634FE07F9E9" bold="true" box="[264,397,1546,1570]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of the head of the holotype of 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7216864AFC99D634FB09F9EA" box="[895,1155,1546,1569]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Centrolene mariaelenae</emphasis>
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(DFCH­USFQ D125), SVL = 19.0, adult male. Photo by Sebastián Cruz.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7216864AFEEED646FE26F95A" box="[264,428,1656,1681]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Comparisions</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7216864AFEDED69EFDD8F972" box="[312,594,1696,1721]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Centrolene mariaelenae</emphasis>
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is the only known Andean centrolenid frog that has a humeral spine, transparent parietal peritoneum, and guanophores covering the pericardial, hepatic and visceral peritonea. These characteristics are currently shared only with members of the 
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species group (
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7216864AFDC2D726FC85F8FA" box="[548,783,1816,1841]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Centrolene gorzulai</emphasis>
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[Ayarzagüena], 
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Duellman &amp; Señaris
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, and 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C7216864AFEDBD77EFD96F892" box="[317,540,1856,1881]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">C. papillahallicum</emphasis>
Noonan &amp; Harvey
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) endemic to the Guayanan Region of eastern 
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and adjacent Guayana (Table 1 and 2, 
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). All other members of the 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FB2FD122FAA0FEFE" box="[1225,1322,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">gorzulai</emphasis>
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species group differ from 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FD85D17AFCA8FE96" box="[611,802,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">C. mariaelenae</emphasis>
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by having guanophores on the parietal peritoneum in a bib­like fashion covering only the heart and by its color in preservative. Further, 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FE88D1AAFE7EFE66" box="[366,500,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">C. gorzulai</emphasis>
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FD73D1AAFCC6FE66" box="[661,844,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">C. mariaelenae</emphasis>
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by its subtruncate snout in dorsal view, glandular nuptial pad, prepollical spine protruding externally, and long snout (EN&gt;IOD). 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FEEED1DAFE44FE36" box="[264,462,484,509]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Centrolene lema</emphasis>
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is distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FD01D1DAFC2AFE36" box="[743,928,484,509]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">C. mariaelenae</emphasis>
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by having more hand webbing, visceral peritoneum clear, tympanum barely evident, and melanophores on toes IV and V. 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FEEED20AFDC0FD86" box="[264,586,564,589]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Centrolene papillahallicum</emphasis>
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FD0CD20AFC2BFD86" box="[746,929,564,589]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">C. mariaelenae</emphasis>
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by having a subtruncate snout in dorsal view; anal ornamentation consisting of small enameled tubercles below vent; first finger equal in length to second; and scattered melanophores on fingers and toes. The distribution of salient characters among species in the 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FC25D292FB3EFD0E" box="[963,1204,684,709]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Centrolene gorzulai</emphasis>
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group is presented in Table 1. Members of the genus 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FCDAD2EAFBA8FD26" box="[828,1058,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Hyalinobatrachium</emphasis>
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have a clear parietal peritoneum, white visceral and hepatic peritonea, and a bulbous liver, but differ by lacking humeral spines in males, usually having a cream dorsal coloration in preservative with pale spots or reticulations and no dark flecks, and having a clear pericardium (visible heart) in some species.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72158649FEEED3FAFDC2FC16" box="[264,584,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
Description of the 
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Adult male, SVL = 19.0 mm (
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). Body slender. Head distinct, slightly wider than long, and wider than body; HW/HL = 1.12, HW/SVL = 0.40, HL/SVL = 0.35. Snout short, bluntly truncate in dorsal view and truncate in profile, EN/HL = 0.26; indentation at internarial region between protuberant nostrils; canthus rostralis rounded, rather indistinct, a shallow platform between the canthus rostralis; concave loreal region; lips slightly flared. Eyes large, ED/HL = 0.35, directed anterolaterally at about 39° from midline, eyes can be seen when viewed from below, interorbital area wider than eye diameter, IOD/ED = 1.39, EN/ED = 0.74, EN/IOD = 0.53. Tympanum oriented posterolaterally with light dorsal inclination, separated from orbit by distance nearly equal to tympanum diameter; tympanic annulus rather indistinct, slightly elevated interiorly and ventrally; supratympanic fold weak, 
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/ED = 0.61 (
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). Dentigerous processes of vomers absent, choanae small, rather elliptical, widely separated medially; tongue elongately ovoid, not indented posteriorly, free posteriorly and laterally; vocal slits paired, elongated (around 2/3 of the tongue length), extending from mid­lateral base of tongue to angles of jaws.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3C16F92E72158649FEDED67AFB66F91D" blockId="6.[264,1325,964,1870]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Skin of dorsal surfaces of head, body, and limbs shagreen; belly granular, all other ventral surfaces shagreen. Cloacal opening directed posteriorly at upper level of thighs; no distinct cloacal sheath; a pair of large, round, flat tubercles on ventral surfaces of tights below vent, other anal ornamentation absent, ventral skin granular and not enameled.</paragraph>
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Upper arm thin, forearm robust, breadth of upper arm about half that of forearm. Humeral spine present (
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); ulnar fold and tubercles absent. Relative lengths of fingers II &lt;I &lt;IV &lt;III; webbing absent between fingers I and II, basal between finger II and III, 
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½–2½ IV; bulla absent in fingers web, lateral fringes present on fingers III and IV; finger discs wide, nearly truncate; disc on third finger slightly larger than those on toes, and shorter than eye diameter, 3DW/ED = 0.61, 3DW/ 
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= 1.0; subarticular tubercles rounded and elevated; supernumerary tubercles small, rather indistinct; palmar tubercle large, ovoid, flat, tenar tubercle indistinct. Protruding prepollical spine absent; nuptial excrescences 
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I, unpigmented.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C721B8647FEEED66CFE00F9A1" bold="true" box="[264,394,1618,1642]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Humeral spine of the holotype of 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C721B8647FD1CD66DFC76F9A1" box="[762,1020,1619,1642]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Centrolene mariaelenae</emphasis>
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(DFCH­USFQ D125), SVL = 19.0, adult male. Photo by Sebastián Cruz.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C721A8646FEEED6C0FE00F8DD" bold="true" box="[264,394,1790,1814]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Internal morphology of the holotype of 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C721A8646FCD3D6C1FBBDF8DD" box="[821,1079,1791,1814]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Centrolene mariaelenae</emphasis>
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(DFCH­USFQ D125), SVL = 19.0, showing the guanophores covering the pericardium, and the hepatic and visceral peritonea. Photo by Sebastián Cruz.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72198645FEEED125FEF1FEF8" bold="true" box="[264,379,283,307]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Comparison of diagnostic characters of the groups defined for the genus 
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. 1:
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<paragraph id="3C16F92E72198645FEEED17FFAA0FE93" blockId="10.[264,1323,283,383]" box="[264,1322,321,344]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Eye diameter versus diameter of third finger disc; 2: for species where it is known; 3: dark and light</paragraph>
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<th id="C1489210721979B0FEEED1A7FE67FE7A" box="[264,493,409,433]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Character/group</th>
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72198645FDE5D1A4FD08FE7A" box="[515,642,410,433]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">geckoideum</emphasis>
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group
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72198645FCE2D1A4FCD7FE7A" box="[772,861,410,433]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">gorzulai</emphasis>
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group
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72198645FBCDD1A4FB25FE7A" box="[1067,1199,410,433]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">prosoblepon</emphasis>
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group
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<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D1FAFD60FE10" box="[515,746,452,475]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Present</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D1FAFB9EFE10" box="[772,1044,452,475]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Absent</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD1FAFAA1FE10" box="[1067,1323,452,475]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Present or absent</td>
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<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D1D0FD60FDC3" box="[515,746,494,520]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Small</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D1D0FB9EFDC3" box="[772,1044,494,520]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Large</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD1D0FAA1FDC3" box="[1067,1323,494,520]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Large</td>
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<th id="C1489210721979B0FEEED222FE67FDFE" box="[264,493,540,565]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Bones</th>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D222FD60FDFE" box="[515,746,540,565]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Green</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D222FB9EFDFE" box="[772,1044,540,565]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Green2</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD222FAA1FDFE" box="[1067,1323,540,565]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Green3 or white</td>
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<th id="C1489210721979B0FEEED277FE67FD6E" box="[264,493,585,677]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Parietal peritoneum</th>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D277FD60FD6E" box="[515,746,585,677]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">White (guanophores covering one half or more)</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D277FB9EFD6E" box="[772,1044,585,677]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">White only over the heart (in a bib­like fashion) or completely clear</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD277FAA1FD6E" box="[1067,1323,585,677]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">White (guanophores covering one half or less)</td>
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<th id="C1489210721979B0FEEED287FE67FD1B" box="[264,493,697,720]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Visceral peritoneum</th>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D287FD60FD1B" box="[515,746,697,720]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Clear</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D287FB9EFD1B" box="[772,1044,697,720]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">White or clear</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD287FAA1FD1B" box="[1067,1323,697,720]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">White or clear</td>
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<th id="C1489210721979B0FEEED2DAFE67FD30" box="[264,493,740,763]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Hepatic peritoneum</th>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D2DAFD60FD30" box="[515,746,740,763]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Clear</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D2DAFB9EFD30" box="[772,1044,740,763]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">White</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD2DAFAA1FD30" box="[1067,1323,740,763]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Clear</td>
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<tr id="8299FB6C721979B0FEEED330FAA1FCEE" box="[264,1323,782,805]" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<th id="C1489210721979B0FEEED330FE67FCEE" box="[264,493,782,805]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Relative species size</th>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D330FD60FCEE" box="[515,746,782,805]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Very large to medium</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D330FB9EFCEE" box="[772,1044,782,805]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Small</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD330FAA1FCEE" box="[1067,1323,782,805]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Small to medium</td>
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<th id="C1489210721979B0FEEED307FE67FCB8" box="[264,493,825,883]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Eggs deposition site2</th>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FDE5D307FD60FCB8" box="[515,746,825,883]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Rocks</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FCE2D307FB9EFCB8" box="[772,1044,825,883]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Unknown, but probably on leaves</td>
<td id="C1489210721979B0FBCDD307FAA1FCB8" box="[1067,1323,825,883]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Leaves (upper side)</td>
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limbs slender; heels of adpressed limbs perpendicular to body touch but do not overlap; TL/SVL = 0.57, FL/SVL = 0.46. Fringes and tarsal fold absent; inner metatarsal tubercle small, elliptical, rather indistinct, outer metatarsal tubercle absent; subarticular tubercles; supernumerary tubercles small, rather indistinct. Webbing on foot 
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­–2½ 
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%­1%V; lateral fringes distinct on toe IV; disc on toe I round not expanded, all other discs bluntly truncate, pointed projection on disc of toe I absent.
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Coloration of 
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In preservative, all dorsal surfaces cream with many small, dark, lavender punctuations and scattered bigger dark flecks (
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); venter cream. Bones white in preservative but possibly green in life as in other members of the group. Parietal peritoneum clear, without guanophores in a bib­like fashion; pericardial, hepatic, and visceral peritonea, sclera and testes white (covered by guanophores); gall and urinary bladders clear (
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).
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72198645FEEED631FDE5F9E3" box="[264,623,1551,1576]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Measurements (in millimeters)</emphasis>
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SVL 19.0; HW 7.4; HL 6.6; ED 2.3; IOD 3.2; EN 1.7; TL 10.8; FL 8.7; 
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1.4; IN 2.0; 3DW 1.4.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="74B3AAA572198645FEEED691FE14F8A2" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72198645FEEED691FE0FF903" box="[264,389,1711,1736]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Etymology</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="3C16F92E72198645FEDED6E9FE14F8A2" blockId="10.[264,1324,1711,1897]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">The specific name of this Glassfrog is a noun in the genitive case and a patronym for María Elena Heredia, D.F. Cisneros­Heredia’s mother, who will always be grateful for her permanent support of his work in herpetology, her friendship, field companionship, and infinite love.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="74B3AAA572188644FEEED122FD1DFD25" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72188644FEEED122FDA7FEFE" box="[264,557,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Distribution and ecology</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3C16F92E72188644FEDED17AFD1DFD25" blockId="11.[264,1324,284,950]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<taxonomicName id="FBA982AD72188644FEDED17AFDD1FE96" box="[312,603,324,349]" class="Amphibia" family="Centrolenidae" genus="Centrolene" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mariaelenae">
<emphasis id="0EDD253C72188644FEDED17AFDD1FE96" box="[312,603,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Centrolene mariaelenae</emphasis>
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is known only from a single specimen collected in the province of Zamora­Chinchipe, 
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(
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). The 
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is an adult male found at night on a leaf ca. 
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above water in the immediate vicinity of a small stream in old secondary­growth Low Montane Evergreen Forest at 
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elevation. The small stream is tributary of the Jambue River on the western slope of the Contrafuerte (Cordillera) de Tzunantza, a ridge part of the Cordillera Oriental (Cordillera Real), southeastern E cuadorian Andes. The Contrafuerte de Tzunantza is separated to the north by the Nangaritza river valley from the Cordillera del Cóndor. 
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may be distributed over the nearby slopes of the Cordillera Oriental or in the mountain ranges of Cordillera del Cóndor or Cordillera del Cutucú. It could have even a wider distribution to the south, reaching northern 
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.
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72188644FEDED2C2FDD9FCDE" box="[312,595,764,789]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Centrolene mariaelenae</emphasis>
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was collected sympatrically with two other centrolenid frogs, 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72188644FEEED31AFD97FCF6" box="[264,541,804,829]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Cochranella cochranae</emphasis>
Goin
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and an undescribed species of 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72188644FC21D31AFBC2FCF6" box="[967,1096,804,829]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Centrolene</emphasis>
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. Several areas near the 
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locality have been surveyed but only 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72188644FCC6D372FC34FCAE" box="[800,958,844,869]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C. cochranae</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="0EDD253C72188644FC10D372FAA0FCAE" box="[1014,1322,844,869]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Hyloscirtus phyllognathus</emphasis>
(Melin)
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were found in riverine areas (Smith and Wesch, unpubl. data, Almeida and Nogales, unpubl. data).
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