Espadarana
''Espadarana'' is a genus of glass frogs. They are found in Central America (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador). Etymology The generic name ''Espadarana'' honors Marcos Jiménez de la Espada, a Spanish zoologist. Among other things, he species description, described the first centrolenid frog, ''Centrolene geckoideum'' in 1872. Moreover, the Spanish word ''espada'' means "sword", which can be associated with the humeral spines that adult male ''Espadarana'' have. Description The diagnostic characters of ''Espadarana'' include conspicuous humeral spines present in adult males, as hinted in their name. There is moderate webbing between third and fourth fingers. The Dorsum (anatomy), dorsum is lavender in preserved individuals and may have spots. Internal features include green bones (in live specimens), lobed liver covered by a transparent hepatic peritoneum, whereas the ventral parietal peritoneum is white in its ...
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