Chiasmocleis

Chiasmocleis albopunctata

Chiasmocleis is an amphibian genus of the family -mouthed.

Description

The pupils are round. The tongue is elliptic, entire, and in the back half can be lifted freely. Palate teeth are missing. Between the tiny eustachian Tubae runs a short membranous cross bar. The eardrum is invisible. The fingers and toes pointed end and have simple bony phalanges. Webbed missing. The Praecoracoide are cartilaginous, ossified slightly on the front edge and extend in a convex arc forward. The Omosternum missing. The sternum is an anchor-shaped cartilage plate. The transverse processes of the Sacralwirbels are strongly broadened.

Occurrence

The genus occurs in Panama and tropical South America north and east front of the Andes.

System

The genus was first described in 1904 by Chiasmocleis Méhely. It includes 19 species:

• Chiasmocleis Alagoana Cruz, Caramaschi & Freire, 1999
• Chiasmocleis anatipes Walker & Duellman, 1974
• Chiasmocleis atlantica Cruz, Caramaschi & Izecksohn, 1997
• Chiasmocleis avilapiresae Peloso & Sturaro, 2008
• Chiasmocleis Capixaba Cruz, Caramaschi & Izecksohn, 1997
• Chiasmocleis carvalhoi Cruz, Caramaschi & Izecksohn, 1997
• Chiasmocleis centralis Bokermann, 1952
• Chiasmocleis cordeiroi Caramaschi & Pimenta, 2003
• Chiasmocleis crucis Caramaschi & Pimenta, 2003
• Chiasmocleis devriesi Funk & Cannatella, 2009
• Chiasmocleis gnoma Canedo, Dixo & Pombal, 2004
• Chiasmocleis leucosticta ( Boulenger, 1888)
• Chiasmocleis Mantiqueira Cruz, Feio & Cassini, 2007
• Chiasmocleis mehelyi Caramaschi & Cruz, 1997
• Chiasmocleis Sapiranga Cruz, Caramaschi & Napoli, 2007
• Chiasmocleis schubarti Bokermann, 1952
• Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata ( Andersson, 1945)